Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo
The Archdiocese of Maracaibo (Latin: Archidioecesis Maracaibensis, Spanish: Archidiócesis de Maracaibo ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic diocese based in Maracaibo. It comprises the eastern part of the Venezuelan Zulia State.
History
Pope Leo XII. founded the bishopric of Zulia on 28 July 1897 cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Mérida and it became the Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela is a suffragan. On June 11, 1923, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Mérida.
On January 2, 1953, adopted the name, Diocese of Maracaibo, at. In the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums it was raised on 30 April 1966. In 1983, the Catholic University Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta was established in Maracaibo.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- May 26, 1943 at the Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques;
- July 23, 1965 to the bishopric of Barinas;
- July 7, 1994. To the bishopric of El Vigia - San Carlos del Zulia
Ordinaries
Bishops of Zulia
- Francisco Marvéz (21 October 1897-17. December 1904 )
- Arturo Alvarez Celestino (16 August 1910-18. December 1919, then Coadjutor Bishop of Calabozo )
- Marcos Sergio Godoy (8 March 1920-2. January 1953 )
Bishops of Maracaibo
- Marcos Sergio Godoy (2 January 1953-21. October 1957 )
- José Rafael Pulido Méndez (21 June 1958-16. January 1961 then Koadjutorerzbischof of Mérida )
- Domingo Pérez Roa (16 January 1961-30. April 1966 )
Archbishops of Maracaibo
- Domingo Pérez Roa (30 April 1966-23. December 1992 )
- Ramón Pérez Ovidio Morales (23 December 1992-5. June 1999, then Archbishop ad personam of Los Teques )
- Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera FMI ( since 11 November 2000)