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.
Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola | |
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 Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan | Barquisimeto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1966 (54 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe |
| Bishops emeritus | Nelson 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)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [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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