Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Metropolitan: Mérida
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 11,000 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,500,000 (2004)
1,250,000 (83.3%)
Ordinaries
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.

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[edit] History

  • October 12, 1922: Established as Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida

[edit] Special Churches

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

[edit] 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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