The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga () 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
Bishops 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 – 2026.02.24) Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (2026.02.24 – present)
Auxiliary bishops Isaías Duarte Cancino (1985-1988), appointed Bishop of Apartadó Héctor Cubillos Peña (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá Juan Vicente Córdoba 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
See also Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links Catholic Hierarchy GCatholic.org