Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Mérida
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,500,000
1,250,000 (83.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 12 October 1922 (101 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Cristóbal
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.

History

On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida.

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, Táriba
    • Basílica del Espíritu Santo, La Grita

Ordinaries

  • Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz † (22 Jun 1923 - 6 Jul 1937)
  • Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco † (12 Nov 1939 - 23 Apr 1952) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas
  • Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco † (23 Apr 1952 - 26 Oct 1984)
  • Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † (26 Oct 1984 - 26 Feb 1998)
  • Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (14 Apr 1999 - present)

Sources

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