Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela
Archdiocese of Mérida Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola | |
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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,109 km2 (3,131 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 February 1778 (247 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Helizandro Terán Bermúdez |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida (Latin: Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in western Venezuela.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida, a minor basilica located in the city of Mérida. It also has the Minor Basilica of Santa Lucía, in Timotes town, Miranda, Mérida municipality.