Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Archidioecesis Civitatis Bolivarensis
Cathedral
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	109,769 km2 (42,382 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 570,000 547,000 (96.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de Sto. Tomás
Current leadership
Bishop	Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Latin: Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

• May 20, 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico
• January 20, 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar
• June 21, 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Leadership

• Archbishops of Ciudad Bolívar (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (since August 27, 2011)
  • Archbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (May 26, 1986 – August 27, 2011)

Suffragan dioceses

• Ciudad Guayana
• Maturín

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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