Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela For the Archdiocese in Spain, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain. For the diocese in Brazil, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.

Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Help
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	3,921 km (1,514 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,850,000 1,650,000 (89.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 October 1922 (102 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Latin: Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola) is an archdiocese located in the city of Valencia in Venezuela.

History

On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Valencia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas. Pope Paul VI elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 12 November 1974.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Francisco Antonio Granadillo † (22 Jun 1923 – 13 Jan 1927)
Salvador Montes de Oca † (20 Jun 1927 – 22 Dec 1934)
Gregorio Adam Dalmau † (29 Aug 1937 – 12 Jul 1961)
José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † (19 Mar 1962 – 21 Sep 1972) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas; future Cardinal
Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez † (9 Nov 1972 – 16 Mar 1990)
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino † (16 Mar 1990 – 19 Sep 2005) Appointed, Archbishop of Caracas (Cardinal in 2006)
Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † (10 Apr 2007 – 21 November 2022)

Auxiliary bishops

José Joaquín Troconis Montiel (1977-1986)
Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust (1982-1992), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † (1993-1997), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Maracay (later returned here as Archbishop)
José Sótero Valero Ruz † (1998-2001), appointed Bishop of Guanare

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa †, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela in 1974
Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela in 1990
Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval, appointed Bishop of Puerto Cabello on 1994
Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela in 2012

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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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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