Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
Appearance
Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Valencia in Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 268,654 258,090 (96.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 May 1972 (52 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Polito Rodríguez Méndez |
Bishops emeritus | Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares |
Map | |
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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.
History
[edit]On 16 May 1972 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela from Diocese of Valencia.
Ordinaries
[edit]- 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)
- Polito Rodríguez Méndez (8 Apr 2016)
See also
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Valencia en Venezuela
- Christian organizations established in 1972
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1972 establishments in Venezuela
- San Carlos, Cojedes
- Venezuela stubs
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs