Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan | Mérida |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,500,000 1,250,000 (83.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela {Latin: Sancti Christophori in Venetiola} is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
History
- October 12, 1922: Established as Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida
Special Churches
- Minor Basillicas:
Leadership
- Bishops of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Roman rite)
- Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1999.04.14 – present)
- Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa (1984.10.26 – 1998.02.26)
- Bishop Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco (1952.04.23 – 1984.10.26)
- Archbishop Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco (1939.11.12 – 1952.04.23)
- Bishop Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz (1923.06.22 – 1937)
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