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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Latin: Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

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History

  • 20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico
  • 20 January 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar
  • 21 June 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (19 Dec 1791 – 14 Dec 1798) Appointed, Bishop of Caracas
  • José Antonio García Mohedano † (11 Aug 1800 – 17 Oct 1804)
  • Mariano Talavera y Garcés † (22 Dec 1828 – 1842)
  • Mariano Fernández Fortique † (12 Jul 1841 – 6 Feb 1854)
  • José Manuel Arroyo y Niño † (19 Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1884)
  • Manuel Felipe Rodríguez Delgado † (30 Jul 1885 – 13 Dec 1887)
  • Antonio María Durán † (25 Sep 1891 – 18 Jul 1917)
  • Sixto Sosa Díaz † (5 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1923) Appointed, Bishop of Cumaná
  • Miguel Antonio Mejía † (22 Jun 1923 – 6 Oct 1947)
  • Juan José Bernal Ortiz † (21 Oct 1949 – 25 Jul 1965) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques
  • Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † (30 Apr 1966 – 26 May 1986)
  • Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (26 May 1986 – 27 Aug 2011)
  • Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (27 Aug 2011 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1963-1966), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1967-1969), appointed Bishop of Margarita
  • José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guayana

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

    Sources

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