Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja

The Diocese of Barrancabermeja (Latin: Dioecesis Barrancabermeiensis, Spanish: diócesis de Barrancabermeja ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Barrancabermeja.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Territorialprälatur Magdalena River with the Apostolic Constitution Dominici gregis regiminis on April 2, 1928 from annexations of the dioceses of Nueva Pamplona, Santa Marta and Socorro y San Gil. On April 18, 1950, she was charged with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolicis sub Plumbo Apostolic Vicariate.

A part of its territory lost it on 26 October 1962, the Diocese of Ocaña. It was charged with the Apostolic Constitution Divina Christ verba to the diocese and it was the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona assumed as suffragan.

A part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga was on 14 December 1974. Another piece of land lost it on 29 March 1984 to the bishopric of La Dorada Guaduas.

Ordinaries

Prelate of the Río Magdalena

  • Carlo Ilario Currea SJ (January 8, 1929 to 1932 )
  • Raffaello Toro SJ ( February 20 1932 to 1947 )
  • Bernardo Arango Henao SJ ( 1947-18. April 1950 )

Vicar Apostolic of Barrancabermeja

  • Bernardo Arango Henao SJ (18 April 1950-27. October 1962 )

Bishop of Barrancabermeja

  • Bernardo Arango Henao SJ (October 27, 1962-23. December 1983)
  • Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo CIM (23 December 1983-25. March 1993, and then Archbishop of Ibagué )
  • Jaime Prieto Amaya (11 November 1993-1. December 2008, then Bishop of Cúcuta )
  • Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano SDB ( since 2 December 2009)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Friar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas
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