Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Metropolitan | Barquisimeto |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 October 1966 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe |
Bishops emeritus | Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.
San Felipe is the capital city of Yaracuy, Venezuela. San Felipe is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of Venezuela. San Felipe is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela.
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