Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
in Venezuela
Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Venezuela | |
Date | Change |
| 1531.06.21 | Diocese of Coro was established (from Diocese of Santo Domingo and became suffragan of Sevilla) |
| 1637.06.20 | Diocese of Caracas was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Coro and became suffragan of Santo Domingo) |
| 1637.06.20 | Diocese of Coro was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Caracas) |
| 1778.02.16 | Diocese of Mérida was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and Diocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Santafé en Nueva Granada) |
| 1790.05.20 | Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana was established (from Diocese of Puerto Rico and became suffragan of Santo Domingo) |
| 1803.11.24 | Diocese of Caracas was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas (with suffragan sees Mérida and Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
| 1863.03.07 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was established (from Diocese of MĂ©rida and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1863.03.07 | Diocese of Calabozo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and Diocese of MĂ©rida and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1867.08.14 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto) |
| 1867.08.14 | Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Barquisimeto and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1869.10.22 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1869.10.22 | Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Barquisimeto) |
| 1897.07.28 | Diocese of Zulia was established (from Diocese of MĂ©rida and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1922.03.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of Caronà was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
| 1922.10.12 | Diocese of Coro was restored (from Diocese of Barquisimeto and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1922.10.12 | Diocese of Cumaná was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1922.10.12 | Diocese of San CristĂłbal de Venezuela was established (from Diocese of MĂ©rida and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1922.10.12 | Diocese of Valencia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1923.06.11 | Diocese of MĂ©rida was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of MĂ©rida (with suffragan see San CristĂłbal de Venezuela) |
| 1932.02.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana) |
| 1943.05.26 | Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques was established (from Diocese of Zulia) |
| 1953.01.02 | Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana was renamed as Diocese of Ciudad BolĂvar |
| 1953.01.02 | Diocese of Zulia was renamed as Diocese of Maracaibo |
| 1953.05.07 | Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho |
| 1954.06.07 | Diocese of Barcelona was established (from Diocese of Ciudad BolĂvar and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1954.06.07 | Diocese of Guanare was established (from Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1954.06.07 | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and Diocese of San CristĂłbal de Venezuela and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1954.07.30 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of CaronĂ) |
| 1957.06.04 | Diocese of Trujillo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of MĂ©rida and became suffragan of MĂ©rida) |
| 1958.05.24 | Diocese of MaturĂn was established (from Diocese of Ciudad BolĂvar and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1958.06.21 | Diocese of Ciudad BolĂvar was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad BolĂvar (with suffragan sees Barcelona, Cumaná and MaturĂn) |
| 1958.06.21 | Diocese of Maracay was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1965.07.23 | Diocese of Barinas was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of MĂ©rida and Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of MĂ©rida) |
| 1965.07.23 | Diocese of Cabimas was established (from Diocese of Maracaibo and became suffragan of MĂ©rida) |
| 1965.07.23 | Diocese of Los Teques was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1966.04.30 | Diocese of Barquisimeto was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto (with suffragan see Guanare) |
| 1966.04.30 | Diocese of Maracaibo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo (with suffragan see Cabimas) |
| 1966.10.07 | Diocese of San Felipe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia and became suffragan of Barquisimeto) |
| 1969.07.18 | Diocese of Margarita was established (from Diocese of Cumaná and became suffragan of Ciudad BolĂvar) |
| 1970.04.15 | Diocese of La Guaira was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1972.05.16 | Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela was established (from Diocese of Valencia and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1974.11.12 | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure was promoted as Diocese of San Fernando de Apure |
| 1974.11.12 | Diocese of Valencia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia (with suffragan sees Maracay and San Carlos de Venezuela) |
| 1979.08.20 | Diocese of Ciudad Guayana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad BolĂvar and became suffragan of Ciudad BolĂvar) |
| 1988.03.25 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad BolĂvar lost territory to Diocese of Ciudad Guayana |
| 1990.02.19 | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established |
| 1992.05.16 | Diocese of Cumaná was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná (with suffragan sees Barcelona and Margarita) |
| 1992.07.25 | Diocese of Carora was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and became suffragan of Barquisimeto) |
| 1992.07.25 | Diocese of Valle de la Pascua was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1994.07.05 | Diocese of Puerto Cabello was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia and became suffragan of Valencia) |
| 1994.07.07 | Diocese of El VigĂa–San Carlos del Zulia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Metropolitan Archdiocese of MĂ©rida and Diocese of Cabimas and became suffragan of Maracaibo) |
| 1995.06.17 | Diocese of Calabozo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabozo (with suffragan sees San Fernando de Apure and Valle de la Pascua) |
| 1995.10.31 | Military Ordinariate of Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela was established |
| 1996.11.30 | Diocese of Guarenas was established (from Diocese of Los Teques and became suffragan of Caracas) |
| 1997.07.12 | Diocese of Punto Fijo was established (from Diocese of Coro and became suffragan of Maracaibo) |
| 1998.11.23 | Diocese of Coro was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro (with suffragan see Punto Fijo) |
| 2000.04.04 | Diocese of Carúpano was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná and became suffragan of Cumaná) |
| 2001.06.22 | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syriac Rite) was established |
| 2002.12.27 | Diocese of Acarigua–Araure was established (from Diocese of Guanare and became suffragan of Barquisimeto) |
| 2011.04.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques was promoted as Diocese of Machiques (became suffragan of Maracaibo) |
| 2015.12.03 | Diocese of Guasdualito was established (from Diocese of Barinas and Diocese of San Fernando de Apure and became suffragan of MĂ©rida) |
| 2018.05.31 | Diocese of El Tigre was established (from Diocese of Barcelona and became suffragan of Cumaná) |
| 2021.11.16 | Diocese of Petare was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Caracas) |
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