Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja

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Diocese of Barrancabermeja
Dioecesis Barrancabermeiensis

Statistics
Country:	Colombia
Metropolitan:	Bucaramanga
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	15,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	540,000 (2004) 320,000 (59.3%)
Cathedral:	Catedral del Sagrado Corazón
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jaime Prieto Amaya

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja {Latin: Barrancabermeien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Barrancabermeja in the Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

[edit] History

• April 2, 1928: Established as Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona and Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
• April 18, 1950: Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Barrancabermeja
• October 27, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Barrancabermeja

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Barrancabermeja(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya (1993.11.11 – present)
  • Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (1983.12.23 – 1993.03.25)
  • Bishop Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. (1962.10.27 – 1983.12.23)
• Vicars Apostolic of Barrancabermeja (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. (1950.04.18 – 1962.10.27)
• Prelates of Río Magdalena (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. (1947 – 1950.04.18)
  • Fr. Raffaello Toro, S.J. (1932.02.20 – 1947)
  • Fr. Carlo Ilario Currea, S.J. (1929.01.08 – 1932)

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy