The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
San Felipe in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
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
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Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)
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Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – 2016.03.11)
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Victor Hugo Basabe (2016.03.11 – Present)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barquisimeto
Christian organizations established in 1966
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1966 establishments in Venezuela
San Felipe, Yaracuy
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