Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

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Diocese of San Felipe

Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola
La Catedral de San Felipe.jpg
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Location
Country Venezuela
Metropolitan Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
590,000
506,000 (85.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established7 October 1966 (58 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Victor Hugo Basabe
Bishops emeritus Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust
Map
Diocesis de San Felipe.svg

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.

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History

On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.

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