Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Archidioecesis Civitatis Bolivarensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Thomas | |
| 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 |
| Established | 20 May 1790 (234 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Thomas Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. |
| Map | |
 | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Latin: Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.
History
[edit]- 20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico
- 20 January 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar
- 21 June 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (19 Dec 1791 – 14 Dec 1798) Appointed, Bishop of Caracas
- José Antonio García Mohedano † (11 Aug 1800 – 17 Oct 1804)
- Mariano Talavera y Garcés † (22 Dec 1828 – 1842)
- Mariano Fernández Fortique † (12 Jul 1841 – 6 Feb 1854)
- José Manuel Arroyo y Niño † (19 Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1884)
- Manuel Felipe Rodríguez Delgado † (30 Jul 1885 – 13 Dec 1887)
- Antonio María Durán † (25 Sep 1891 – 18 Jul 1917)
- Sixto Sosa Díaz † (5 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1923) Appointed, Bishop of Cumaná
- Miguel Antonio Mejía † (22 Jun 1923 – 6 Oct 1947)
- Juan José Bernal Ortiz † (21 Oct 1949 – 25 Jul 1965) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques
- Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † (30 Apr 1966 – 26 May 1986)
- Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (26 May 1986 – 27 Aug 2011)
- Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (27 Aug 2011 – present)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1963–1966), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
- Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1967–1969), appointed Bishop of Margarita
- José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (1982–1987), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guayana
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
8°08′37″N 63°33′05″W / 8.1436°N 63.5513°W
 | This Venezuela-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small} | This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ciudad Bolívar
- Religious organizations established in 1790
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 18th century
- 1790 establishments in the Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Venezuela stubs
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs