List of Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

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Map of dioceses in Venezuela

The diocesan system of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela, united in the episcopal conference, comprises :

  • nine Latin ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan (who has an archdiocese), including a total of 23 suffragandioceses each headed by a bishop.
  • four exempt Latin jurisdictions : the military ordinariate and three pre-diocesan apostolic vicariates.
  • two Eastern Catholic exempt apostolic exarchates for rite-specific particular churches sui iuris

Current Dioceses[]

Exempt Latin Sui iuris Jurisdictions[]

Latin ecclesiastical provinces[]

Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto[]

Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo[]

Ecclesiastical province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela[]

Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar[]

Ecclesiastical province of Coro[]

Ecclesiastical province of Cumana[]

Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo[]

Ecclesiastical province of Mérida[]

Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela[]

Eastern Catholic Sui iuris Jurisdictions[]

For rite-specific Particular churches sui iuris, subject to their Patriarchs :

Byzantine rite, under the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch :
Antiochian Rite, under the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch :

Defunct jurisdictions[]

There are no titular sees.

All former prelatures have current successor jurisdictions, mostly after promotion.

Gallery of Archdiocesan sees[]

  • The seat of the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto is Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

  • The seat of the Archdiocese of Caracas is Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana.

  • The seat of the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar is Catedral de Santo Tomás.

  • The seat of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo is Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo.

  • The seat of the Archdiocese of Valencia is Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro.

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