Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Mérida |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,500,000 1,250,000 (83.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 October 1922 (94 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Cristóbal |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida.