Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

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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
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Metropolitan: Barquisimeto
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 7,100 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
500,000 (2004)
438,000 (87.6%)
Cathedral: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Ordinaries
Bishop: Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe {Latin: Sancti Philippi in Venetiola} is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

[edit] History

  • October 7, 1966: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia


[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of San Felipe (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – present)
    • Bishop Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)

[edit] Source

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