Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela
Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Help
Country Venezuela Area 3,921 km2 (1,514 sq mi) Population (as of 2004) Rite Latin Rite Established 12 October 1922 ( Cathedral Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro Pope Francis Bishop Sede vacante
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Latin : Archidioecesis Valentinus in Venetiola ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Valencia in Venezuela.
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.
Bishops
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; future CardinalLuis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez † (9 Nov 1972 – 16 Mar 1990)
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino † (16 Mar 1990 – 19 Sep 2005) Appointed, Archbishop of Caracas (Cardinal in 2006)Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † (10 Apr 2007 – 21 November 2022)
Auxiliary bishops
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
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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
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