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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

Diocese of San Felipe
Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola
La Catedral de San Felipe.jpg
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Location
Country Venezuela
Metropolitan Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
590,000
506,000 (85.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 7 October 1966 (51 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Victor Hugo Basabe
Map
Diócesis de San Felipe.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.



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