Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela | 
| Metropolitan | Barquisimeto | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics  | (as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%)  | 
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite | 
| Established | 7 October 1966 (57 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe | 
| Bishops emeritus | Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust | 
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History
    
On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.
Ordinaries
    
- Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1966.11.30 – 1992.02.29)
 - Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust (1992.02.29 – 2016.03.11)
 - Victor Hugo Basabe (2016.03.11 – Present)
 
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