Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= San Felipe
latin= Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola
country= Venezuela| metropolitan= Barquisimeto
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
cocathedral =
area= 7,100
population= 500,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 438,000
catholics_percent= 87.6
bishop= Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* October 7, 1966: Established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia

Leadership

* Bishops of San Felipe (Roman rite)
** Bishop Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – present)
** Bishop Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zfel1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsfev.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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