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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Venezuela
The diocesan system of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela, united in the episcopal conference, comprises : * nine Latin ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan (who has an archdiocese), including a total of 23 suffragandioceses each headed by a bishop. * four exempt Latin jurisdictions : the military ordinariate and three pre-diocesan apostolic vicariates. * two Eastern Catholic exempt apostolic exarchates for rite-specific particular churches ''sui iuris'' Current Dioceses Exempt Latin ''Sui iuris'' Jurisdictions * Military Ordinariate of Venezuela, for the armed forces * pre-diocesan missionary circumscriptions: ** Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní ** Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho ** Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita Latin ecclesiastical provinces Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto ** Diocese of Acarigua–Araure ** Diocese of Carora ** Diocese of Guanare ** Diocese of San Felipe Ecclesiast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Barquisimeto
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto ( la, Archidioecesis Barquisimetensis) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in northwestern Venezuela's Lara state. History * Established on 7 March 1863 as Diocese of Barquisimeto, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Mérida (now Metropolitan) * Suppressed on 14 August 1867, its territory reassigned to the new, short-lived Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto (in fact a see transfer to Coro) * Restored on 22 October 1869 as Diocese of Barquisimeto from that (suppressed) Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto * Lost territory on 12 October 1922 to establish the Diocese of Coro and on 7 June 1954 to establish the Diocese of Guanare, its own suffragan * Promoted on 30 April 1966 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. * Lost territory again to establish two more suffragans : on 7 October 1966 the Diocese of San Felipe and on 25 July 1922 the Diocese of Carora. Special churches Its cathedral episcopal see is the ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Ciudad Bolívar
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar ( la, Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela. History *20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico *20 January 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar *21 June 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Bishops Ordinaries *Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (19 Dec 1791 – 14 Dec 1798) Appointed, Bishop of Caracas *José Antonio García Mohedano † (11 Aug 1800 – 17 Oct 1804) *Mariano Talavera y Garcés † (22 Dec 1828 – 1842) *Mariano Fernández Fortique † (12 Jul 1841 – 6 Feb 1854) *José Manuel Arroyo y Niño † (19 Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1884) *Manuel Felipe Rodríguez Delgado † (30 Jul 1885 – 13 Dec 1887) *Antonio María Durán † (25 Sep 1891 – 18 Jul 1917) *Sixto Sosa Díaz † (5 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1923) Appointed, Bishop of Cumaná *Miguel Antonio Mejía † (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Petare
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare ( la, Dioecesis Petarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Petare in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela. The diocese covers an area of the civil department of the municipality of Sucre, Miranda, and is made up of five civil parishes hitherto belonging to the metropolitan archdiocese of Caracas. It's divided into 23 parishes, having 57 priests and 5 seminarians all together as per 2021. History On 16 November 2021, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Petare, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas is the Latin an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in part of Venezuela. It was founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and was later elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan .... Ordinaries * Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (since 16 November 2021) See also * Roman Catholicism in Venezuela References External links Profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Los Teques
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques ( la, Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela. History On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ... established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas. Bishops Ordinaries * Juan José Bernal Ortiz (1965.07.25 – 1980.10.19), Archbishop (personal title) * Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1981.01.31 – 1995.12.02) * Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1995.12.02 – 1999.04.14), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela * Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (1999.06.05 – 2004.12.30), Archbishop (personal title) * Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (2004.12.30 – present) Auxiliary bishop * Pí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of La Guaira
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira ( la, Dioecesis Guairiensis) is a diocese located in the city of La Guaira in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela. History On 15 April 1970 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of La Guaira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas. Bishops Ordinaries *Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (1970.04.15 – 1972.12.05), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela * Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1973.10.02 – 2001.10.18) *José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2001.10.18 – 2011.10.12), appointed Bishop of Guanare *Raúl Biord Castillo Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ..., S.D.B. (2013.11.30 - ) Coadjutor bishop * Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (1997-1999), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guarenas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarenas ( la, Guarenen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Guarenas in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela. History On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ... established the Diocese of Guarenas from the Diocese of Los Teques. Ordinaries * Gustavo García Naranjo (30 Nov 1996 – present) See also * Roman Catholicism in Venezuela References External links GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Christian organizations established in 1996 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1996 establishments in Venezuela Guarenas {{SouthAm-RC-dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Caracas, Santiago De Venezuela
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas is the Latin an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in part of Venezuela. It was founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and was later elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan see on November 27, 1803. This episcopal see occupies a territory of about 790 square kilometers and is not unlikely to be given several auxiliary bishops. The most recentArchbishop had been Jorge Urosa, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 19, 2005 (and elevated to Cardinal in 2006); retirement accepted July 9, 2018 by Pope Francis. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo was also appointed as Apostolic Administrator at the same day. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana, in national capital Caracas, Distrito Federal, which also has three Minor Basilicas: Basílica de Santa Teresa, Basílica San Pedro Apóstol and Basílica Santuario de Santa Capilla (also a National Shrine). History * Established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Valle De La Pascua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de la Pascua ( la, Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Valle de la Pascua in the ecclesiastical province of Calabozo Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in the Guárico state, capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and former capital of the state. It has a population of 168,605, according to t ... in Venezuela. History The Diocese was established as Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, split from the Diocese of Calabozo on 25 July 1992. Ordinaries * Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (25 July 1992 – 27 December 2002) * Ramón José Aponte Fernández (5 March 2004 – 11 January 2024) See also * Roman Catholicism in Venezuela References External links GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Calabozo Christian organizations established in 1992 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Fernando De Apure
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de Apure ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Ferdinandi Apurensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo in Venezuela. Its cathedral episcopal see is, located in the city of San Fernando de Apure. History * It was established on 7 June 1954 as Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure, on territories split off from the Dioceses of Calabozo and San Cristóbal de Venezuela * Promoted on 12 November 1974 as Diocese of San Fernando de Apure * It lost territory on 3 December 2015 to establish (part of) the Diocese of Guasdualito Episcopal ordinaries (all Roman rite) ;''Territorial Prelates of San Fernando de Apure'' * Bishop-prelate Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez (1966.11.30 – 1971.03.25), Titular Bishop of Rusticiana (1966.11.30 – 1971.03.25); later Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela) (1971.03.25 – retired 1994.04.16) * Bishop-prelate Roberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui (1972.06.23 – 1974.11.12 ''see belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Calabozo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo ( la, Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Calabozo, Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995. History The then-Diocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas ( Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995. As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has 2 suffragans: *San Fernando de Apure *Valle de la Pascua Bishops Ordinaries *Salustiano Crespo † (4 Aug 1881 – 12 Jul 1888) *Felipe Neri Sendra (Sendrea) † (25 Sep 1891 – 9 May 1921) *Arturo Celestino Álvarez † (9 May 1921 – 8 Jan 1952) *Antonio Ignacio Camargo † (8 Jan 1952 – 2 Sep 1957) Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo *Domingo Roa Pérez † (3 Oct 1957 – 16 Jan 1961) Appointed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Felipe, Venezuela
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. History On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ... established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia. Ordinaries * Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29) * Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – 2016.03.11) * Victor Hugo Basabe (2016.03.11 – Present) See also * Roman Catholicism in Venezuela References External links GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barquisimeto Christian organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
