Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
The Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Latin: Valentinus Archidioecesis in Venetiola, Spanish: Archidiócesis de Valencia en Venezuela ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Valencia. It includes part of the Venezuelan state of Carabobo.
History
Pope Pius XI. founded the bishopric of Valencia en Venezuela on 12 October 1922 with the Apostolic Constitution ad munus of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela, where there was also a suffragan. On November 12, 1974, was raised to the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- October 7, 1966 to the bishopric of San Felipe;
- May 16, 1972 to the bishopric of San Carlos de Venezuela;
- July 5, 1994 to the bishopric of Puerto Cabello.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Valencia en Venezuela
- Francisco Antonio granadillo (22 June 1923-13. January 1927 )
- Salvador Montes de Oca (20 June 1927-22. December 1934 ) ( † 1944), martyr
- Gregorio Adam Dalmau (29 August 1937-12. July 1961 )
- José Alí Lebrun Moratinos (19 March 1962-21. September 1972, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
- Luis Eduardo Jiménez Henríquez (9 November 1972-12. November 1974)
Archbishops of Valencia en Venezuela
- Luis Eduardo Jiménez Henríquez (12 November 1974-16. March 1990)
- Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (16 March 1990-19. September 2005, then Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
- Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (since 10 April 2007 )