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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Cathedral of St. Christopher
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceMérida
Statistics
Area11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,500,000
1,250,000 (83.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established12 October 1922 (102 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Cristóbal
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.

History

On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida.

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, Táriba
    • Basílica del Espíritu Santo, La Grita

Ordinaries

  • Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz † (22 Jun 1923 - 6 Jul 1937)
  • Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco † (12 Nov 1939 - 23 Apr 1952) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas
  • Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco † (23 Apr 1952 - 26 Oct 1984)
  • Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † (26 Oct 1984 - 26 Feb 1998)
  • Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (14 Apr 1999 - present)

Sources