Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida (Latin: Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in western Venezuela.
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Archdiocese of Mérida Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,109 km2 (3,131 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 603,464 543,118 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 February 1778 (246 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Helizandro Terán Bermúdez |
Auxiliary Bishops | Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. |
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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.