Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto

Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
Archidioecesis Barquisimetensis

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Location
Country Venezuela
Statistics
Area 8,590 km2 (3,320 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,754,410
1,142,504 (65.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 7 March 1863 (153 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo
Emeritus Bishops Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto (Latin: Archidioecesis Barquisimetensis) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in northwestern Venezuela's Lara state.

History

Special churches

Its cathedral episcopal see is the very modern Catedral Metropolitana de Barquisimeto in Barquisimeto. There is also a Minor Basilica : Basílica el Santo Cristo de la Gracia, also in Barquisimeto.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Barquisimeto
Metropolitan Archbishops of Barquisimeto

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following Suffragan sees:

Sources and External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Barquisimeto.

Coordinates: 10°04′25″N 69°19′17″W / 10.0737°N 69.3214°W / 10.0737; -69.3214


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