Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela
This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese in Venezuela. For the Roman Catholic Diocese in Chile, see Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Chile.
| 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 |
(as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1966 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe |
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
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
|---|---|
| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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