Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela
Appearance
Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola | |
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![]() Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle | |
Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Metropolitan | Barquisimeto |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 October 1966 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe |
Bishops emeritus | Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust |
Map | |
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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
- Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)
- Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – 2016.03.11)
- Victor Hugo Basabe (2016.03.11 – Present)
See also
References
External links
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barquisimeto
- Christian organizations established in 1966
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1966 establishments in Venezuela
- San Felipe, Yaracuy
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- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs