Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona

The Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona (Latin: Archidioecesis Neo - Pampilonensis, Spanish: Archidiócesis de Nueva Pamplona ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Pamplona.

History

On September 25, 1835 Diocese of Nueva Pamplona was by Pope Gregory XVI. founded from the former Archdiocese of Santafe de Nueva Granada out; first bishop, José Jorge Torres Estans. On 29 May 1956 it by Pope Pius XII. the appointment to the archbishopric.

From the Diocese of territory Socorro (1895 ), the Prelature Magdalena River (1928 ), the Prelature Bertrania en el Catatumbo (1951 ), the Diocese of Bucaramanga (1952) and the Diocese of Cúcuta (1956 ) were founded. As suffragans the dioceses of Arauca, Cucuta, Ocaña and Tibú were placed under

Bishops of Nueva Pamplona

  • José Jorge Torres Estans (1837-1853)
  • José Luis Niño (1856-1864)
  • Bonifacio Antonio Toscano (1865-1874)
  • Indalecio Barreto (1874-1875)
  • Ignacio Antonio Parra (1875-1909)
  • Evaristo Blanco (1909-1916)
  • Rafael Cadena Afanador y (1916-1956)

Archbishops of Nueva Pamplona

  • Bernardo Alvarez Botero CM (1956-1959)
  • Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1959-1968), later Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá
  • Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1968-1978)
  • Mario Revollo Bravo (1978-1984), later Archbishop of Bogotá
  • Rafael Peralta Sarmiento (1985-1994)
  • Víctor Manuel López Forero (1994-1998), later Archbishop of Bucaramanga
  • Gustavo Martínez Frías (1999-2009)
  • Luis Madrid Merlano, since 2010
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