Catholic ChurchinBolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Venezuela) |
Also known as: le Venezuela (français), le Vénézuéla (français), Venezuela (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português), Wenezuela (polski), 委內瑞拉 (正體中文), ベネズエラ (日本語), Venetiola (latine)
Roman Rite (40): Acarigua–Araure, Barcelona, Barinas, Barquisimeto, Cabimas, Calabozo, Caracas, Caroní, Carora, Carúpano, Ciudad Bolívar, Ciudad Guayana, Coro, Cumaná, El Tigre, El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia, Guanare, Guarenas, Guasdualito, La Guaira, Los Teques, Machiques, Maracaibo, Maracay, Margarita, Maturín, Mérida, Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela, Petare, Puerto Ayacucho, Puerto Cabello, Punto Fijo, San Carlos de Venezuela, San Cristóbal de Venezuela, San Felipe, San Fernando de Apure, Trujillo, Tucupita, Valencia, Valle de la Pascua
Greek-Melkite Church (1): Venezuela
Syriac Church (1): Venezuela
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Apostolic Nunciature: Venezuela
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana (C.E.V.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)
Continent: South America
Capital: Caracas
Area: 882,050 km²
Population: 31,304,016
Neighbouring Countries: ← Colombia , ↖ Aruba , ↑ Curaçao , ↑ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , ↗ Trinidad and Tobago , → Guyana , ↘ Brazil
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Ethnic Groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Motto: Dios y Federación (Spanish) (God and Federation)
Area: 912,050 km²
Catholic Population: 28,861,000 Catholics (87.8% of 32,868,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 1,512 parishes, 410 mission stations (12 with resident priest, 398 without resident priest), 583 other centres
Clergy: 61 bishops (35 diocesan, 26 titular), 2,680 priests (2,010 diocesan, 670 religious), 349 permanent deacons (346 diocesan, 3 religious)
Non-Clergy: 2,811 religious (241 brothers, 2,570 sisters), 150 members of secular institutes (5 brothers, 145 sisters), 1,099 major seminarians, 19,634 missionaries, 26,194 catechists
Last updated on 2024.08.31
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