Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela

Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Archidioecesis Civitatis Bolivarensis

Cathedral of St. Thomas
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	109,769 km (42,382 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 570,000 547,000 (96.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 May 1790 (234 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Thomas Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Latin: Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico
20 January 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar
21 June 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Bishops

Ordinaries

Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (19 Dec 1791 – 14 Dec 1798) Appointed, Bishop of Caracas
José Antonio García Mohedano † (11 Aug 1800 – 17 Oct 1804)
Mariano Talavera y Garcés † (22 Dec 1828 – 1842)
Mariano Fernández Fortique † (12 Jul 1841 – 6 Feb 1854)
José Manuel Arroyo y Niño † (19 Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1884)
Manuel Felipe Rodríguez Delgado † (30 Jul 1885 – 13 Dec 1887)
Antonio María Durán † (25 Sep 1891 – 18 Jul 1917)
Sixto Sosa Díaz † (5 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1923) Appointed, Bishop of Cumaná
Miguel Antonio Mejía † (22 Jun 1923 – 6 Oct 1947)
Juan José Bernal Ortiz † (21 Oct 1949 – 25 Jul 1965) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques
Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † (30 Apr 1966 – 26 May 1986)
Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (26 May 1986 – 27 Aug 2011)
Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (27 Aug 2011 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1963–1966), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1967–1969), appointed Bishop of Margarita
José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (1982–1987), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guayana

Suffragan dioceses

References

Catholicer Network

Sources

Portals:

v t e Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe
Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques Diocese of Petare
Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín
Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo
Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of El Tigre Diocese of Margarita
Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Machiques
Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo
Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita
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