Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia

Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Maracaibo
Statistics
Area	8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 368,176 357,130 (97.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1994 (27 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia (Latin: Dioecesis Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis) is a diocese located in the cities of El Vigía and San Carlos del Zulia in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.

History[]

On 7 July 1994 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia from the Diocese of Cabimas, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• (14 Apr 1999 – 26 Jul 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Cabimas
• (15 Jul 2006 – 30 Aug 2013)
• (17 Apr 2015 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of San Felipe

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 8°37′06″N 71°38′58″W / 8.6183°N 71.6494°W / 8.6183; -71.6494

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