Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Location
Country	Venezuela
Metropolitan	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 October 1966 (55 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

History[]

On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.

Ordinaries[]

• (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)
• (1992.02.29 – 2016.03.11)
• (2016.03.11 – Present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References[]

External links[]

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

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