Héctor Rueda Hernández, was a Colombia

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Hernández was born in Colombia and ordained a priest on December 15, 1946. Hernández was appointed the bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga on May 5, 1960 and ordained bishop on June 19, 1960. On December 14, 1974, Hernández was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and would remain in diocese until he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Medellín on November 7, 1991. Hernández retired from the Archdiocese of Medellin on February 13, 1997.

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• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Archdiocese of Medellin (Spanish)