Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceValencia in Venezuela
Statistics
Area14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 268,654
  • 258,090 (96.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 May 1972 (53 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAlexander Rivera Vielma
Bishops emeritusJesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares
Polito Rodríguez Méndez
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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

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 – 27 May 2025)
  • Alexander Rivera Vielma (since 27 May 2025)

See also

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