Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo
Archdiocese of Maracaibo Archidioecesis Maracaibensis | |
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Maracaibo Cathedral Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maracaibo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,761 km2 (4,155 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 July 1897 (127 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | José Luis Azuaje Ayala |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín |
| Bishops emeritus | Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, FMI |
| Map | |
The Archdiocese of Maracaibo (Latin: Archidioecesis Maracaibensis) is an archdiocese in Venezuela. Since November 2000, its Archbishop has been Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera. The city of Maracaibo, the second largest in Venezuela, has a population of approximately 2,800,000. The Archdiocese covers a total area of 10,761 square kilometers (4,156 square miles) in Zulia State.