Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

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.

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
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Location
CountryVenezuela
MetropolitanBarquisimeto
Statistics
Area7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
590,000
506,000 (85.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 October 1966 (53 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVictor Hugo Basabe
Bishops emeritusNelson Antonio Martínez Rust
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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 – 2016.03.11)
  • Victor Hugo Basabe (2016.03.11 – Present)
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References



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