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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,921 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Venezuela

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,850,000 1,650,000 (89.2%)

Established
  
12 October 1922 (94 years ago)

Bishop
  
Reinaldo del Prette Lissot

Cathedral
  
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Help

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Latin: Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola) is an archdiocese located in the city of Valencia in Venezuela.

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History

On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Valencia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas. Pope Paul VI elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 12 November 1974.

Ordinaries

  • Francisco Antonio Granadillo † (22 Jun 1923 - 13 Jan 1927)
  • Salvador Montes de Oca † (20 Jun 1927 - 22 Dec 1934)
  • Gregorio Adam Dalmau † (29 Aug 1937 - 12 Jul 1961)
  • José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † (19 Mar 1962 - 21 Sep 1972) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caracas
  • Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez † (9 Nov 1972 - 16 Mar 1990)
  • Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (16 Mar 1990 - 19 Sep 2005) Appointed, Archbishop of Caracas
  • Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (10 Apr 2007 - present)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Maracay
  • Puerto Cabello
  • San Carlos de Venezuela

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Wikipedia
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