Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

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This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese in Venezuela. For the Roman Catholic Diocese in Chile, see Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile.
Diocese of San Felipe

Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola
File:La Catedral de San Felipe.jpg
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Location
Country Venezuela
Metropolitan Barquisimeto
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
500,000
438,000 (87.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 7 October 1966 (57 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: 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 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 – present)

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