Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Location
Country	Venezuela
Metropolitan	Mérida
Statistics
Area	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,500,000 1,250,000 (83.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Latin: Sancti Christophori in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.

History

• October 12, 1922: Established as Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, Táriba
  • Basílica del Espíritu Santo, La Grita

Leadership

• Bishops of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1999.04.14 – present)
  • Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa (1984.10.26 – 1998.02.26)
  • Bishop Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco (1952.04.23 – 1984.10.26)
  • Archbishop Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco (1939.11.12 – 1952.04.23)
  • Bishop Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz (1923.06.22 – 1937)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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