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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 (23 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro in El Vigia
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (bishop-elect)
Map
Diócesis de El Vigía-San Carlos.svg

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.

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.

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



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