Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Valencia in Venezuela
Statistics
Area	14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 268,654 258,090 (96.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 May 1972 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Alexander Rivera Vielma
Bishops emeritus	Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares Polito Rodríguez Méndez
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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.

Ordinaries

• 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 – 27 May 2025)
• Alexander Rivera Vielma (since 27 May 2025)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}