List of 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
Map of dioceses in Venezuela
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
Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo
Ecclesiastical province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar
Ecclesiastical province of Coro
Ecclesiastical province of Cumana
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná
- Diocese of Barcelona
- Diocese of Carúpano
- Diocese of El Tigre
- Diocese of Margarita
Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo
- Diocese of Cabimas
- Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
- Diocese of Guasdualito
- Diocese of Machiques
Ecclesiastical province of Mérida
Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
Eastern Catholic Sui iuris Jurisdictions
For rite-specific Particular churches sui iuris, subject to their Patriarchs :
- Byzantine rite, under the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch :
- Antiochian Rite, under the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch :
Defunct jurisdictions
There are no titular sees.
All former prelatures have current successor jurisdictions, mostly after promotion.
Gallery of Archdiocesan sees
The seat of the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto is Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Caracas is Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar is Catedral de Santo Tomás.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo is Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Valencia is Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro.
Sources and external links
- GCatholic.org.
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry [self-published]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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