List of Roman Catholic dioceses in 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
Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo
Ecclesiastical province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar
Ecclesiastical province of Coro
Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná
Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo
Ecclesiastical province of Mérida
Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela
Sui iuris Jurisdictions
- Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
- Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
- Syrian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
- Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní
- Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho
- Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita
Gallery of Archdioceses
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto is Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Caracas is Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar is Catedral de Santo Tomás.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo is Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo.
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Valencia is Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro.
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry [self-published]
- GCatholic.org.
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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