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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Valencia en Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 268,654 258,090 (96.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 May 1972 (48 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Polito Rodríguez Méndez |
| Bishops emeritus | Jesús 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
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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