Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
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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 | |
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
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)
- Polito Rodríguez Méndez (8 Apr 2016)
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