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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Mérida

Venezuela Venezuela

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese

Suffragan Sees: Barinas, San Cristóbal de Venezuela, Trujillo

Neighbouring Dioceses: El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia (←), Trujillo (↗), Barinas (→)

Address: Avenida 4 con Calle 23, Frente a la Plaza Bolívar, Apdo. 26, Mérida 5101-A, Estado Mérida, Venezuela

Website: Link

History

  • 1778.02.16: Established as Diocese of Mérida / Emeriten(sis) in Venetiola (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and Diocese of Caracas)
  • 1863.03.07: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo
  • 1897.07.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Zulia
  • 1922.10.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
  • 1923.06.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida / Emeriten(sis) in Venetiola (Latin)
  • 1957.06.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Trujillo
  • 1965.07.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barinas
  • 1994.07.07: Lost territory to establish Diocese of El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia

Papal Visits

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (1991.10.30 – ...):Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (68)Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (68)
Auxiliary Bishop (2001.10.18 – ...):Bishop Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. (76)Bishop Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. (76)

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Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Mérida (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (68)Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (68)
(1991.10.30 – ...)

Born:1944.10.10 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1967.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:1983.09.17

Titular Bishop of Lamdia (1983.07.23 – 1991.10.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1983.07.23 – 1991.10.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1991.10.30 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (1999 – 2006)

Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2007.07.12 – 2011.05.19)

Archbishop Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M.
(1979.08.20 – 1991.10.30)

Born:1915.09.29 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1943.03.24
Consecrated Bishop:1961.02.02
Died:2003.10.30 († 88)

Bishop of Calabozo (Venezuela) (1961.01.16 – 1979.08.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1979.08.20 – 1991.10.30)

Archbishop Angel Pérez Cisneros
(1972.08.30 – 1979.08.20)

Born:1911.09.30 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1937.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:1960.07.25
Died:1987.11.26 († 76)

Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela) (1960.05.23 – 1969.07.25)

Titular Archbishop of Castello (1969.07.25 – 1972.08.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1969.07.25 – 1972.08.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1972.08.30 – 1979.08.20)

Archbishop José Rafael Pulido Méndez
(1966.11.22 – 1972.08.30)

Born:1907.10.24 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1930.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1958.10.19
Died:1972.08.30 († 64)

Bishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela) (1958.06.21 – 1961.01.16)

Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1961.01.16 – 1966.11.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1961.01.16 – 1966.11.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1966.11.22 – 1972.08.30)

Archbishop Acacio Chacón Guerra
(1927.08.01 – 1966.12.15)

Born:1884.06.08 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1907.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1926.08.29
Died:1978.03.02 († 93)

Titular Archbishop of Milevum (1926.05.10 – 1927.08.01)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1926.05.10 – 1927.08.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1927.08.01 – 1966.12.15)

President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (1958 – 1961)

Titular Archbishop of Scebatiana (1966.12.15 – 1971.01.19)

Archbishop Antonio Ramón Silva
(1923.06.11 – 1927.08.01)

Born:1850.06.26 (Venezuela)
Died:1927.08.01 († 77)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1894.05.21 – 1923.06.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1923.06.11 – 1927.08.01)

Bishops of Mérida (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antonio Ramón Silva (later Archbishop)
(1894.05.21 – 1923.06.11)

(see above)

Bishop Román Lovera
(1880.08.20 – 1892)

Born:1839.08.09 (Venezuela)
Died:1892 († 53)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1880.08.20 – 1892)

Bishop Juan Hilario Bosset
(1842.01.27 – 1873)

Born:1799.01.14 (Venezuela)
Consecrated Bishop:1842.05.08
Died:1873 († 74)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1842.01.27 – 1873)

Bishop José Vicente de Unda
(1836.07.11 – 1840.07.19)

Born:1777.01.30 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1800.03.08
Consecrated Bishop:1836.11.27
Died:1840.07.19 († 63)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1836.07.11 – 1840.07.19)

Bishop José Buenaventura Arias Bergara
(1828.12.22 – 1831.11.21)

Born:1772.03.02
Consecrated Bishop:1827.08.19
Died:1831.11.21 († 59)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1826.10.02 – 1828.12.22)

Titular Bishop of Hiericho (1826.10.02 – 1831.11.21)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1828.12.22 – 1831.11.21)

Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega
(1815.03.08 – 1827.05.21)

Born:1764.10.21 (Panama)
Ordained Priest:1792
Consecrated Bishop:1816.12.11
Died:1831.04.16 († 66)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1815.03.08 – 1827.05.21)

Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1827.05.21 – 1831.04.16)

Bishop Santiago Hernández Milanés
(1801.07.20 – 1812.03.26)

Born:1755.02.28 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1802.07.11
Died:1812.03.26 († 57)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1801.07.20 – 1812.03.26)

Bishop Antonio de Espinosa, O.P.
(1795.12.18 – 1800.09.23)

Born:1735.08.26 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1796.02.21
Died:1800.09.23 († 65)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1795.12.18 – 1800.09.23)

Bishop Cándido Manuel de Torrijos
(1791.12.19 – 1794.11.20)

Born:1735.11.13 (Colombia)
Consecrated Bishop:1793.04.21
Died:1794.11.20 († 59)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1791.12.19 – 1794.11.20)

Bishop Juan Ramos de Lora, O.F.M.
(1782.09.23 – 1790.11.09)

Born:1722.06.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1782.12
Died:1790.11.09 († 68)

Bishop of Mérida (Venezuela) (1782.09.23 – 1790.11.09)

Former Prelates

as of 2013.05.03

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