Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Template:Langx) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.
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
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Sources
- GCatholic.orgScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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