Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), Archdiocese of

CARACAS (SANTIAGO DE VENEZUELA), ARCIDIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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CARACAS (Santiago de Venezuela), Archdiocese of. - Capital of Venezuela; city founded in 1567 by Diego Losada; it was erected as a diocese on June 20, 1637, and became an archiepiscopal see on Nov. 27, 1803. At present its suffragan dioceses are Barquisimeto, Calabozo, Coro, Cumana, Guayana, and Valencia in Venezuela.

The archdiocese has an area of 15,480 sq. km. and a population of 745,551 inhabitants, of whom 740,515 are Catholics, distributed among 60 parishes; it has 85 diocesan priests and 150 regulars. The Cathedral is dedicated to Sts. Anne and James.

Bibliography

BIBL.: J. Montes de Oca y Orregon, s. v. in Cath. Enc., III, pp. 328-29.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 737.

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Josi, Enrico. “Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), arcidiocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 737. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/caracas-santiago-de-venezuela-arcidiocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), arcidiocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 737. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/caracas-santiago-de-venezuela-arcidiocesi-di.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), arcidiocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {737},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/caracas-santiago-de-venezuela-arcidiocesi-di}
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