| Type: | Bishop |
| Héctor Rueda Hernández | |
| Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Medellín |
| See: | Medellín |
| Appointed: | 7 November 1991 |
| Term Start: | 12 December 1991 |
| Term End: | 13 February 1997 |
| Predecessor: | Alfonso López Trujillo |
| Successor: | Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo |
| Ordination: | 15 December 1946 |
| Ordained By: | Luis Andrade Valderrama |
| Consecration: | 19 June 1960 |
| Consecrated By: | Giuseppe Paupini |
| Birth Name: | Héctor Rueda Hernández |
| Birth Date: | 1920 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mogotes, Colombia |
| Death Place: | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Parents: | Cerafino Rueda Raquelina Hernández |
| Previous Post: | 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 |
| Coat Of Arms: | Escudo Hector Rueda Hernandez.svg |
| Signature: | Firma Hector Rueda Hernandez.svg |
Héctor Rueda Hernández (November 9, 1920 – November 1, 2011) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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 remained 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.