Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia
Appearance
Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Maracaibo |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 368,176 357,130 (97.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 July 1994 (30 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juan de Dios Peña Rojas |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia (Latin: Dioecesis Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis) is a diocese located in the cities of El Vigía and San Carlos del Zulia in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
History
[edit]On 7 July 1994 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia from the Diocese of Cabimas, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- William Enrique Delgado Silva (14 Apr 1999 – 26 Jul 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Cabimas
- José Luis Azuaje Ayala (15 Jul 2006 – 30 Aug 2013)
- Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (17 Apr 2015 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Victor Hugo Basabe, appointed Bishop of San Felipe
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maracaibo
- Christian organizations established in 1994
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Zulia
- 1994 establishments in Venezuela
- El Vigia
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- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs