Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia

Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis
Location
Country  Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Maracaibo
Statistics
Area 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
368,176
357,130 (97.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 7 July 1994 (24 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro in El Vigia
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (bishop-elect)
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia (Latin: Dioecesis Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis) is a diocese located in the cities of El Vigía and San Carlos del Zulia in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.

History

On 7 July 1994 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia from the Diocese of Cabimas, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.

Ordinaries

  • William Enrique Delgado Silva (14 Apr 1999 – 26 Jul 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Cabimas
  • José Luis Azuaje Ayala (15 Jul 2006 – 30 Aug 2013)
  • Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (17 Apr 2015 – present)

See also

References

    Coordinates: 8°37′06″N 71°38′58″W / 8.6183°N 71.6494°W / 8.6183; -71.6494


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