The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia (Latin: Dioecesis Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis) is a diocese located in the cities of El Vigía and San Carlos del Zulia in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maracaibo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 368,176 357,130 (97.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 July 1994 (30 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan de Dios Peña Rojas |
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History
editOn 7 July 1994 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of El Vigia–San Carlos del Zulia from the Diocese of Cabimas, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maracaibo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- William Enrique Delgado Silva (14 Apr 1999 – 26 Jul 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Cabimas
- José Luis Azuaje Ayala (15 Jul 2006 – 30 Aug 2013)
- Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (17 Apr 2015 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Victor Hugo Basabe, appointed Bishop of San Felipe
See also
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