Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

The Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela (Latin: Sancti Caroli Dioecesis in Venetiola ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic diocese based in San Carlos de Venezuela. It covers the state of Cojedes.

History

Pope Paul VI. erected the diocese on May 16, 1972, the Apostolic Constitution in vertice of cessions of territory of the diocese of Valencia en Venezuela and the Archdiocese of Caracas was assumed as suffragan.

On November 12, 1974, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela.

Bishops of San Carlos de Venezuela

  • Medardo Romero Luis Luzardo (16 May 1972-20. August 1979, then Bishop of Ciudad Guayana )
  • Antonio Durán Arellano (3 June 1980-27. December 2002)
  • Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares ( since 27 December 2002)

Pictures of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

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