Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Mérida
Statistics
Area	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,500,000 1,250,000 (83.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 October 1922 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Cristóbal
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Auxiliary Bishops	, elect
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola) 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

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• (22 June 1923 – 6 July 1937)
• (12 November 1939 – 23 April 1952) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas
• (23 April 1952 – 26 October 1984)
• (26 October 1984 – 26 February 1998)
• (14 April 1999 – present)

Auxiliary Bishop[]

• (2020-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Trujillo in 1961
• José Hernán Sánchez Porras, appointed Bishop of Venezuela, Military in 2000
• , appointed Bishop of Margarita in 2008
• , appointed nuncio and titular Archbishop in 2016

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources[]

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

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