Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja

Diocese of Barrancabermeja

Dioecesis Barrancabermeiensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBucaramanga
Statistics
Area15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
540,000
320,000 (59.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 April 1928 (96 years ago)
CathedralCatedral del Sagrado Corazón
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOvidio Giraldo Velásquez
Metropolitan ArchbishopIsmael Rueda Sierra
Bishops emeritusCamilo Fernando Castrellon Pizano, S.D.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja (Latin: Barrancabermeiensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, in the city of Barrancabermeja in Santander State, Colombia.


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