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Date | Event | From | To |
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12 October 1922 | Erected | Diocese of Mérida (Civil state of Tachira and part of Apure (Paez)) | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (erected) |
11 June 1923 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | |
7 June 1954 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calabozo (Achaguas, Muñoz, and San Fernando)
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Páez) | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 278,000 | 280,000 | 99.3% | 42 | 30 | 72 | 3,861 | 47 | 126 | 33 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 499,000 | 500,000 | 99.8% | 56 | 47 | 103 | 4,844 | 59 | 268 | 45 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 510,487 | .0% | 60 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 47 | ap1971 | |||
1976 | 562,799 | 564,799 | 99.6% | 67 | 51 | 118 | 4,769 | 56 | 246 | 50 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 620,000 | 624,000 | 99.4% | 61 | 44 | 105 | 5,904 | 49 | 264 | 51 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 720,000 | 750,000 | 96.0% | 66 | 37 | 103 | 6,990 | 69 | 265 | 56 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 951,000 | 1,100,000 | 86.5% | 121 | 44 | 165 | 5,763 | 94 | 305 | 76 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 1,250,000 | 1,400,000 | 89.3% | 120 | 43 | 163 | 7,668 | 60 | 263 | 75 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000 | 93.3% | 125 | 44 | 169 | 8,284 | 96 | 260 | 75 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000 | 93.3% | 131 | 43 | 174 | 8,045 | 83 | 270 | 77 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000 | 93.3% | 153 | 47 | 200 | 7,000 | 94 | 270 | 81 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 1,250,000 | 1,500,000 | 83.3% | 141 | 38 | 179 | 6,983 | 105 | 226 | 81 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 1,350,000 | 1,618,000 | 83.4% | 148 | 47 | 195 | 6,923 | 140 | 217 | 86 | ap2011 | |
2014 | 1,434,000 | 1,720,000 | 83.4% | 173 | 40 | 213 | 6,732 | 85 | 215 | 87 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 1,540,300 | 1,672,000 | 92.1% | 172 | 28 | 200 | 7,701 | 104 | 230 | 90 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 1,599,500 | 1,736,260 | 92.1% | 183 | 28 | 211 | 7,580 | 105 | 230 | 92 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 1,639,000 | 1,779,000 | 92.1% | 165 | 28 | 193 | 8,492 | 89 | 230 | 93 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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