Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola

Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Valencia in Venezuela
Statistics
Area	14,800 km (5,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 268,654 258,090 (96.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 May 1972 (52 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Polito Rodríguez Méndez
Bishops emeritus	Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Carlos in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.

History

On 16 May 1972 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela from Diocese of Valencia.

Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (16 May 1972 – 20 Aug 1979) Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Guayana
Antonio Arellano Durán † (3 Jun 1980 – 27 Dec 2002)
Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (27 Dec 2002 – 2014)
Polito Rodríguez Méndez (8 Apr 2016)

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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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