Héctor Rueda Hernández (November 9, 1920 – November 1, 2011) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Héctor Rueda Hernández
Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Medellín
See	Medellín
Appointed	7 November 1991
Installed	12 December 1991
Term ended	13 February 1997
Predecessor	Alfonso López Trujillo
Successor	Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo
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Ordination	15 December 1946 by Luis Andrade Valderrama
Consecration	19 June 1960 by Giuseppe Paupini
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Born	Héctor Rueda Hernández (1920-11-09)9 November 1920 Mogotes, Colombia
Died	1 November 2011(2011-11-01) (aged 90) Bucaramanga, Colombia
Parents	Cerafino Rueda Raquelina Hernández
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bucaramanga (1960-74) Archbishop of Bucaramanga (1974-91) President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (1984-87)
Alma mater	Major Seminary of Bogotá Pontifical Lateran University
Motto	Vobis in Patrem
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Rueda Hernández was born in Colombia and ordained a priest on December 15, 1946. Rueda Hernández was appointed the bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga on May 5, 1960 and consecrated on June 19, 1960. On December 14, 1974, Rueda Hernández was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and would remain in the diocese until he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Medellín on November 7, 1991. Rueda Hernández retired from the Archdiocese of Medellin on February 13, 1997.