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Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Venezuela | ![]() |
Date![]() | Change |
1531.06.21 | Diocese of Coro was established (from Diocese of Santo Domingo) |
1637.06.20 | Diocese of Caracas was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Coro) |
1637.06.20 | Diocese of Coro was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Caracas) |
1778.02.16 | Diocese of Mérida was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and Diocese of Caracas) |
1790.05.20 | Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana was established (from Diocese of Puerto Rico) |
1803.11.27 | Diocese of Caracas was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas |
1863.03.07 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was established (from Diocese of Mérida) |
1863.03.07 | Diocese of Calabozo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and Diocese of Mérida) |
1867.08.14 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto) |
1867.08.14 | Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Barquisimeto) |
1869.10.22 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto) |
1869.10.22 | Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Barquisimeto) |
1897.07.28 | Diocese of Zulia was established (from Diocese of Mérida) |
1922.03.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
1922.10.12 | Diocese of Coro was restored (from Diocese of Barquisimeto) |
1922.10.12 | Diocese of Cumaná was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
1922.10.12 | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela was established (from Diocese of Mérida) |
1922.10.12 | Diocese of Valencia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas) |
1923.06.11 | Diocese of Mérida was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida |
1932.02.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
1943.05.26 | Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques was established (from Diocese of Zulia) |
1953.01.02 | Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana was renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar |
1953.01.02 | Diocese of Zulia was renamed as Diocese of Maracaibo |
1953.05.07 | Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho |
1954.06.07 | Diocese of Barcelona was established (from Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar) |
1954.06.07 | Diocese of Guanare was established (from Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo) |
1954.06.07 | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela) |
1954.07.30 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní) |
1957.06.04 | Diocese of Trujillo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida) |
1958.05.24 | Diocese of Maturín was established (from Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar) |
1958.06.21 | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar |
1958.06.21 | Diocese of Maracay was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas) |
1965.07.23 | Diocese of Barinas was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida) |
1965.07.23 | Diocese of Cabimas was established (from Diocese of Maracaibo) |
1965.07.23 | Diocese of Los Teques was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas) |
1966.04.30 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto |
1966.04.30 | Diocese of Maracaibo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo |
1966.10.07 | Diocese of San Felipe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia) |
1969.07.18 | Diocese of Margarita was established (from Diocese of Cumaná) |
1970.04.15 | Diocese of La Guaira was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas) |
1972.05.16 | Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela was established (from Diocese of Valencia) |
1974.11.12 | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure was promoted as Diocese of San Fernando de Apure |
1974.11.12 | Diocese of Valencia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia |
1979.08.20 | Diocese of Ciudad Guayana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar) |
1988.03.25 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar lost territory to Diocese of Ciudad Guayana |
1990.02.19 | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established |
1992.05.16 | Diocese of Cumaná was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná |
1992.07.25 | Diocese of Carora was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto) |
1992.07.25 | Diocese of Valle de la Pascua was established (from Diocese of Calabozo) |
1994.07.05 | Diocese of Puerto Cabello was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia) |
1994.07.07 | Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida and Diocese of Cabimas) |
1995.06.17 | Diocese of Calabozo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabozo |
1995.10.31 | Military Ordinariate of Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela was established |
1996.11.30 | Diocese of Guarenas was established (from Diocese of Los Teques) |
1997.07.12 | Diocese of Punto Fijo was established (from Diocese of Coro) |
1998.11.23 | Diocese of Coro was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro |
2000.04.04 | Diocese of Carúpano was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná) |
2001.06.22 | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syriac Rite) was established |
2002.12.27 | Diocese of Acarigua–Araure was established (from Diocese of Guanare) |
2011.04.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques was promoted as Diocese of Machiques |
2015.12.03 | Diocese of Guasdualito was established (from Diocese of Barinas and Diocese of San Fernando de Apure) |
2018.05.31 | Diocese of El Tigre was established (from Diocese of Barcelona) |
2021.11.16 | Diocese of Petare was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas) |
as of 2022.05.06
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