Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Carlos in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.

Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceValencia en Venezuela
Statistics
Area14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
268,654
258,090 (96.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 May 1972 (48 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPolito Rodríguez Méndez
Bishops emeritusJesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares
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History

On 16 May 1972 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela from Diocese of Valencia.

Ordinaries

  • Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (16 May 1972 – 20 Aug 1979) Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Guayana
  • Antonio Arellano Durán † (3 Jun 1980 – 27 Dec 2002)
  • Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (27 Dec 2002 – 2014)

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources


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