Venezuela

Statistics by Province

by Name

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# Catholics Population Percent Catholic Province Dioceses Suffragans Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes
1 2,657,000 3,281,000 80.98% Barquisimeto 5 Acarigua-Araure, Carora, Guanare, San Felipe 196 72 268 19 96 442 173
2 1,036,000 1,257,000 82.42% Calabozo 3 San Fernando de Apure, Valle de la Pascua 58 17 75 9 38 98 79
3 1,865,000 2,053,000 90.84% Ciudad Bolívar 3 Ciudad Guayana, Maturín 48 48 96 4 63 205 72
4 888,000 954,000 93.08% Coro 2 Punto Fijo 59 14 73 9 23 75 55
5 6,497,000 8,364,000 77.68% Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 4 Guarenas, La Guaira, Los Teques 209 290 499 32 554 1,501 188
6 2,833,000 3,135,000 90.37% Cumaná 4 Barcelona, Carúpano, Margarita 112 35 147 7 43 164 125
7 2,721,000 3,053,000 89.13% Maracaibo 3 Cabimas, El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia 134 63 197 10 92 323 121
8 3,043,000 3,425,000 88.85% Mérida 4 Barinas, San Cristóbal de Venezuela, Trujillo 330 136 466 25 237 579 240
9 3,520,000 3,956,000 88.98% Valencia en Venezuela 4 Maracay, Puerto Cabello, San Carlos de Venezuela 135 102 237 13 146 298 148

#	Catholics	Population	Percent Catholic	Province	Dioceses	Suffragans	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes
1	2,657,000	3,281,000	80.98%	Barquisimeto	5	Acarigua-Araure, Carora, Guanare, San Felipe	196	72	268	19	96	442	173
2	1,036,000	1,257,000	82.42%	Calabozo	3	San Fernando de Apure, Valle de la Pascua	58	17	75	9	38	98	79
3	1,865,000	2,053,000	90.84%	Ciudad Bolívar	3	Ciudad Guayana, Maturín	48	48	96	4	63	205	72
4	888,000	954,000	93.08%	Coro	2	Punto Fijo	59	14	73	9	23	75	55
5	6,497,000	8,364,000	77.68%	Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	4	Guarenas, La Guaira, Los Teques	209	290	499	32	554	1,501	188
6	2,833,000	3,135,000	90.37%	Cumaná	4	Barcelona, Carúpano, Margarita	112	35	147	7	43	164	125
7	2,721,000	3,053,000	89.13%	Maracaibo	3	Cabimas, El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia	134	63	197	10	92	323	121
8	3,043,000	3,425,000	88.85%	Mérida	4	Barinas, San Cristóbal de Venezuela, Trujillo	330	136	466	25	237	579	240
9	3,520,000	3,956,000	88.98%	Valencia en Venezuela	4	Maracay, Puerto Cabello, San Carlos de Venezuela	135	102	237	13	146	298	148

Note: The table above is generated with the most recent data available for each diocese. Dioceses with incomplete data may be excluded which will lower the totals for its Province.