Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	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
Established	12 October 1922 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Cristóbal
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.

History

On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the 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

Ordinaries

• Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz † (22 Jun 1923 – 6 Jul 1937)
• Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco † (12 Nov 1939 – 23 Apr 1952) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas
• Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco † (23 Apr 1952 – 26 Oct 1984)
• Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † (26 Oct 1984 – 26 Feb 1998)
• Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (14 Apr 1999 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}