Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
| Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Dioecesis Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii | |
|---|---|
| File:Escudo de la Diócesis de Socorro y San Gil.svg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bucaramanga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,250 km2 (4,730 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 254,3818 246,749 (96%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1895 (131 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de La Santa Cruz in San Gil |
| Co-cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Socorro in Socorro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Luis Augusto Campos Flórez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ismael Rueda Sierra |
| Bishops emeritus | Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdesocorroysangil.org | |
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil (Latin: Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii) is a diocese located in the cities of Socorro and San Gil in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.
History
- 20 March 1895: Established as Diocese of Socorro from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
- 19 January 1928: Renamed as Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Socorro
- Evaristo Blanco (1897.04.09 – 1909.03.27), appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona
- Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1910.10.18 – 1913.12.16), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
- Antonio Vincenzo Arenas (1914.05.28 – 1922.07.12)
- Bishops of Socorro y San Gil
- Leonida Medina (1923.03.07 – 1947.07.19)
- Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1947.07.19 – 1950.12.06), appointed Bishop of Tunja
- Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1951.04.08 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
- Pedro José Rivera Mejía (1953.02.20 – 1975.10.25)
- Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1975.10.25 – 1980.01.19)
- Víctor Manuel López Forero (1980.12.06 – 1985.06.07), appointed Bishop of Colombia, Military
- Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. (1986.03.06 – 2001.11.03), appointed Bishop of Magangué
- Ismael Rueda Sierra (2003.06.27 – 2009.02.13), appointed Archbishop of Bucaramanga
- Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (2010.02.02 – 2019.12.12)
- Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (2019.12.12 - Present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1942–1947)
- Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1972–1975)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Rafael Afanador y Cadena, appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona in 1916
- José Joaquín Flórez Hernández, appointed Bishop of Duitama in 1955
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pasto in 1955; future Cardinal
- Gustavo Martínez Frías, appointed Bishop of Ipiales in 1987
- Luis José Rueda Aparicio, appointed Bishop of Montelibano in 2012
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]