Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga (Bucaramanguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

History

 * 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Bucaramanga from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
 * 14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * St. John Baptist, Girón

Ordinaries

 * Bishops of Bucaramanga
 * Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona; future Cardinal
 * Héctor Rueda Hernández (1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14)
 * Archbishops of Bucaramanga
 * Héctor Rueda Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
 * Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15) Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; future Cardinal
 * Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13)
 * Ismael Rueda Sierra (2009.02.13 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Isaías Duarte Cancino (1985-1988), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
 * Héctor Cubillos Peña (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
 * Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J. (2004-2011), appointed Bishop of Fontibón

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Rafael Sarmiento Peralta, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1962
 * Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 1988
 * Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1993
 * Hency Martínez Vargas (priest here, 1985-1987), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

 * Barrancabermeja
 * Málaga–Soatá
 * Socorro y San Gil
 * Vélez