Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida

Archdiocese of Mérida Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola
Cathedral
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	8,109 km2 (3,131 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 603,464 543,118 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida
Current leadership
Bishop	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Auxiliary Bishop	Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida (Latin: Emeriten(sis) in Venetiola) is an archdiocese located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.

History

• February 16, 1778: Established as Diocese of Mérida from the Diocese of Caracas and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada in Colombia
• June 11, 1923: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Santa Lucía, Timotes

Leadership

• Archbishops of Mérida (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (1991.10.30 – present)
  • Archbishop Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. (1979.08.20 – 1991.10.30)
  • Archbishop Angel Pérez Cisneros (1972.08.30 – 1979.08.20)
  • Archbishop José Rafael Pulido Méndez (1966.11.22 – 1972.08.30)
  • Archbishop Acacio Chacón Guerra (1927.08.01 – 1966.12.15)
  • Archbishop Antonio Ramón Silva (1923.06.11 – 1927.08.01)
• Bishops of Mérida (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Antonio Ramón Silva (1894.05.21 – 1923.06.11)
  • Bishop Román Lovera (1880.08.20 – 1892)
  • Bishop Juan Hilario Bosset (1842.01.27 – 1873)
  • Bishop José Vicente de Unda (1836.07.11 – 1840.07.19)
  • Bishop José Buenaventura Arias Bergara (1828.12.22 – 1831.11.21)
  • Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega (1815.03.08 – 1828.12.15)
  • Bishop Santiago Hernández Milanés (1801.07.20 – 1812.03.26)
  • Bishop Antonio de Espinosa, O.P. (1795.12.18 – 1800.09.23)
  • Bishop Cándido Manuel de Torrijos (1791.12.19 – 1794.11.20)
  • Bishop Juan Ramos de Lora, O.F.M. (1782.09.23 – 1790.11.09)

Suffragan dioceses

• Barinas
• San Cristóbal de Venezuela
• Trujillo

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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