List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Venezuela

List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Venezuela

The diocesan system of the Catholic Church government in Venezuela comprises nine ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 23 dioceses and 9 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. In addition there are 4 apostolic vicariates.

List of Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto

*Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
**Diocese of Acarigua–Araure
**Diocese of Carora
**Diocese of Guanare
**Diocese of San Felipe

Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo

*Archdiocese of Calabozo
**Diocese of San Fernando de Apure
**Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Ecclesiastical province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

*Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
**Diocese of Guarenas
**Diocese of La Guaira
**Diocese of Los Teques

Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar

*Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
**Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
**Diocese of Maturín

Ecclesiastical province of Coro

*Archdiocese of Coro
**Diocese of Punto Fijo

Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná

*Archdiocese of Cumaná
**Diocese of Barcelona
**Diocese of Carúpano
**Diocese of Margarita

Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo

*Archdiocese of Maracaibo
**Diocese of Cabimas
**Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia

Ecclesiastical province of Mérida

*Archdiocese of Mérida
**Diocese of Barinas
**Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
**Diocese of Trujillo

Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela

*Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
**Diocese of Maracay
**Diocese of Puerto Cabello
**Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Apostolic Vicariates

* Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní
* Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
* Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho
* Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita

Other

*Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
*Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
*Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)

References

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/qview3.html#ve Catholic Hierarchy]


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