Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia

Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Dioecesis Vigilantis-Sancti Caroli Zuliensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Maracaibo
Statistics
Area	8,100 km² (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 368,176 357,130 (97.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1994 (22 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro in El Vigia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (bishop-elect)

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.

History

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.

William Enrique Delgado Silva (14 Apr 1999 - 26 Jul 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Cabimas
José Luis Azuaje Ayala (15 Jul 2006 - 30 Aug 2013)
Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (17 Apr 2015–present)

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Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

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