Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela
(Iglesia católica en Venezuela)
Venezuelan Episcopal Conference
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Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
(est. 1863)
(est. 1863)
Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
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Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo of
Barquisimeto 2007-2020 coat of arms |
Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela of
Barquisimeto 1982-2007 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Calabozo
(Diocese of Calabozo 1863-1995)
(Diocese of Calabozo 1863-1995)
Archdiocese of Calabozo
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez of Calabozo 2008-
coat of arms |
Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo of Calabozo 2001-2007
coat of arms |
Bishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes of Calabozo 1980-1995
seal |
Bishop Miguel Antonio Salas Salas of Calabozo 1961-1979
coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Caracas
(est. 1531)
(est. 1531)
Archdiocese of Caracas
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo, Apostolic Administrator of Caracas 2018-
coat of arms |
Archbishop Jorge Liberato Cardinal Urosa Savino of Caracas 2005-
coat of arms (2006-) |
Archbishop Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia of Caracas 1995-2003
coat of arms (1995-2001) |
Archbishop José Alí Cardinal Lebrún Moratinos of
Caracas 1980-1995 coat of arms (1983-) |
Archbishop José Humberto Cardinal Quintero Parra of
Caracas 1960-1980 coat of arms (1961-) |
Auxiliary Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo of Caracas 2019-
coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla of Caracas
2012-2020 coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Enrique José Parravano Marino of Caracas 2016-2019
coat of arms |
Auxiliary Bishop Jesús González de Zárate Salas of Caracas
2007-2018 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
(est. 1790)
(est. 1790)
Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes of
Ciudad Bolivar 2011-
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Ciudad Bolivar 2011-
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Archdiocese of Coro
(est. )
(est. )
Archdiocese of Coro
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval of
Coro 2016- coat of arms |
Archbishop Roberto Lückert León of
Coro 1998-2016 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Cumaná
(Diocese of Cumaná 1922-1992)
(Diocese of Cumaná 1922-1992)
Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate Salas of
Cumaná 2018- coat of arms |
Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez of
Cumaná 2002-2018 coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Maracaibo
(est. 1897)
(est. 1897)
Archdiocese of Maracaibo
emblem
emblem
Archbishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala of Maracaibo 2018-
coat of arms |
Archbishop Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera of Maracaibo 2000-2018
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Archbishop Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales of Maracaibo 1992-1999
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Archbishop Domingo Roa Pérez of Maracaibo 1966-1992
seal |
Archdiocese of Mérida
Archdiocese of Mérida
coat of arms
coat of arms
Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Cardinal Porras Cardozo of Mérida 1991-
coat of arms (2016-) |
Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo of Mérida 1991-
coat of arms (1991-2016) |
Auxiliary Bishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón of Mérida 2013-2016
coat of arms |
Archdiocese of Valencia
(Diocese of Valencia 1922-1974)
(Diocese of Valencia 1922-1974)
Archdiocese of Valencia
coat of arms |
Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette Lissot of
Valencia 2007- coat of arms |
Diocese of Acarigua-Araure
(est. 2002)
(est. 2002)
Diocese of Acarigua-Araure
coat of arms |
Diocese of Acarigua-Araure
former coat of arms |
Bishop Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona of Acarigua-Araure 2022-
coat of arms |
Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Acarigua-Araure 2015-2021
coat of arms |
Bishop Emeritus Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval of Barinas, Apostolic Administrator of Acarigua-Araure 2013-2015
coat of arms |
Bishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo of Acarigua-Araure
2002-2013 coat of arms |
Diocese of Barcelona
(est. 1954)
(est. 1954)
Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón of
Barcelona 2014-
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Barcelona 2014-
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Diocese of Barinas
(est. 1965)
(est. 1965)
Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras of Barinas 2018-
seal |
Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala of
Barinas 2013-2018 seal |
Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval of Barinas 2002-2013
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Diocese of Cabimas
(est. 1965)
(est. 1965)
Diocese of Cabimas
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logo
Bishop Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín of Cabimas 2019-
coat of arms |
Bishop Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín of Cabimas 2019-
seal |
Bishop Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín, Apostolic Administrator of Cabimas 2017-2019
coat of arms |
Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva of Cabimas 2005-2018
coat of arms |
Diocese of Carora
(est. 2002)
(est. 2002)
Diocese of Carora
coat of arms
coat of arms
Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera of
Carora 2013-2020 coat of arms |
Bishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes of
Carora 2003-2011 coat of arms |
Diocese of Carúpano
(est. 2000)
(est. 2000)
Diocese of Carúpano
coat of arms |
Bishop Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez of
Carúpano 2010- coat of arms |
Bishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez of Carúpano 2000-2008
coat of arms |
Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
(est. 1979)
(est. 1979)
Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
coat of arms
coat of arms
Bishop Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez of
Ciudad Guyana 2017- coat of arms |
Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval of
Ciudad Guayana 2001-2016 coat of arms |
Diocese of El Tigre
(est. 2018)
(est. 2018)
Diocese of El Tigre
coat of arms |
Bishop José Manuel Romero Barrios of
El Tigre 2018- coat of arms |
Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
(est. 1994)
(est. 1994)
Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
coat of arms |
Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
logo |
Bishop Juan de Dios Peña Rojas of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia 2015-
coat of arms |
Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala of
El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia 2006-2013 coat of arms |
Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva of
El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia 1999-2005 coat of arms |
Diocese of Guanare
(est. 1954)
(est. 1954)
Diocese of Guanare
coat of arms |
Bishop Oswaldo Enrique Araque Valerio of Guanare 2023-
coat of arms |
Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo of
Guanare 2011-2023 coat of arms |
Diocese of Guarenas
(est. 1996)
(est. 1996)
Diocese of Guarenas
coat of arms |
Bishop Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla of
Guarenas 2020- coat of arms |
Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo of
Guarenas 1996-2020 coat of arms |
Diocese of Guasdualito
(est. 2015)
(est. 2015)
Diocese of Guasdualito
coat of arms |
Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez of
Guasdualito 2015- coat of arms |
Diocese of La Guaira
(est. 1970)
(est. 1970)
Diocese of La Guardia
coat of arms/seal |
Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo of
La Guaira 2013- coat of arms |
Diocese of Los Teques
(est. 1965)
(est. 1965)
Diocese of Los Teques
coat of arms/seal |
Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez of
Los Teques 2004- coat of arms/seal |
Diocese of Machiques
(Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques 1943-2011)
(Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques 1943-2011)
Bishop Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas of
Machiques 2019- coat of arms |
Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras of Machiques 2011-2018
coat of arms |
Bishop Ángel Turrado Moreno,
Apostolic Vicar of Machiques 1944-1954 coat of arms |
Diocese of Maracay
(est. 1958)
(est. 1958)
Diocese of Maracay
coat of arms |
Diocese of Maracay
former coat of arms |
Bishop Enrique José Parravano Marino of
Maracay 2019- coat of arms |
Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo of
Maracay 2008-2019 coat of arms |
Diocese of Margarita
(est. 1969)
(est. 1969)
Diocese of Margarita
coat of arms |
Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo of
Margarita 2015- coat of arms |
Diocese of Maturín
(est. 1958)
(est. 1958)
Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado of
Maturín 2003-
coat of arms/seal
Maturín 2003-
coat of arms/seal
Diocese of Petare
(est. 2021)
(est. 2021)
Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of
Petare 2021-
coat of arms
Petare 2021-
coat of arms
Diocese of Puerto Cabello
(est. 1994)
(est. 1994)
Diocese of Puerto Cabello
coat of arms
coat of arms
Bishop Saúl Figueroa Albornoz of
Puerto Cabello 2011- coat of arms |
Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón of Puerto Cabello 2003-2010
coat of arms |
Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval of Puerto Cabello 1994-2002
coat of arms |
Diocese of Punto Fijo
(est. 1997)
(est. 1997)
Bishop Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza of
Punto Fijo 2016- coat of arms |
Bishop Juan María Leonardi Villasmil of
Punto Fijo 1997-2014 coat of arms |
Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
(est. 1972)
(est. 1972)
Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
coat of arms (2021-) |
Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
former coat of arms |
Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez of
San Carlos de Venezuela 2016- coat of arms |
Diocese of San Cristóbal en Venezuela
(est. 1922)
(est. 1922)
Diocese of San Cristóbal en Venezuela
coat of arms |
Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez of
San Cristóbal de Venezuela 1999- coat of arms |
Diocese of San Felipe
(est. 1966)
(est. 1966)
Diocese of San Felipe
coat of arms/seal |
Bishop Victor Hugo Basabe of
San Felipe 2016- coat of arms/seal |
Diocese of San Fernando de Apure
(Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure 1954-1974)
(Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure 1954-1974)
Diocese of San Fernando de Apure
coat of arms
coat of arms
Bishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón of San Fernando de Apure 2016-
coat of arms |
Bishop Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas of San Fernando de Apure 2001-2016
coat of arms/seal |
Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval of San Fernando de Apure 1994-2001
coat of arms |
Diocese of Trujillo
(est. 1957)
(est. 1957)
Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez of
Trujillo 2012-
coat of arms
Trujillo 2012-
coat of arms
Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
(est. 1992)
(est. 1992)
Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
coat of arms/seal |
Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
former coat of arms/seal |
Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
(est. 1995)
(est. 1995)
Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
coat of arms |
Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
coat of arms (old design) |
Military Bishop Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte of Venezuela 2015-
coat of arms |
Military Bishop José Hernán Sánchez Porras of Venezuela 2000-2014
coat of arms |
Military Bishop Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce of Venezuela 1996-2000
coat of arms |
Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní
(est. 1922)
(est. 1922)
Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní
coat of arms
coat of arms
Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho
(Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco 1932-1953)
(Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco 1932-1953)
Bishop Jonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera,
Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Ayacucho 2015- coat of arms |
Bishop José Ángel Divassón Cilveti,
Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Ayacucho 1996-2015 coat of arms |
Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita
(est. 1954)
(est. 1954)
Bishop Ernesto José Romero Rivas,
Apostolic Vicar of Tucupita 2015- coat of arms |
Bishop Felipe González González,
Apostolic Vicar of Tucupita 1985-2014 coat of arms |