Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

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Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli in Venetiola
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Valencia in Venezuela
Statistics
Area14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
268,654
258,090 (96.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established16 May 1972 (52 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez
Bishops emeritus Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares
Map
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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.

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History

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

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