Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 7 July 1994 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia |
Area Km2: | 8,100 |
Population: | 368,176 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 357,130 |
Catholics Percent: | 97.0 |
Bishop: | Juan de Dios Peña Rojas |
Map: | Diócesis de El Vigía-San Carlos.svg |
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.
On 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.