Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo

Archdiocese of Maracaibo

Archidioecesis Maracaibensis
Maracaibo Cathedral
Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceMaracaibo
Statistics
Area10,761 km2 (4,155 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 2,006,757
  • 1,863,690 (92.9%)
Parishes65
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 July 1897 (127 years ago)
CathedralSt. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopJosé Luis Azuaje Ayala
Auxiliary BishopsÁngel Francisco Caraballo Fermín
Bishops emeritusUbaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, FMI
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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.