Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

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Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
Archidioecesis Civitatis Bolivarensis
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 109,769 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
570,000 (2006)
547,000 (96.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Sto. Tomás
Ordinaries
Bishop: Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar {Latin: Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Ciudad Bolívar (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] Source

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