Eastern exarchate immediately subject to the Holy See Venezuela
Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
Caracen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela was erected on 19 February 1990 by Pope John Paul II via the bull Quo longius, covering all Melkite faithful in the country. Exempt and dependent on the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, its seat is the Cathedral of St. George (Catedral San Jorge) in Caracas, with five parishes nationwide.
On the map
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- Established
- 1990
- Catholics
- 25,000
- Priests
- 4
- Territory
- 916,445 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Exarch
- Joseph Antoine Khawam, BA
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. George, Caracas stands in Venezuela, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
For the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, all of Venezuela falls under a single missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Latin: Exarchatus Apostolicus Caracensis Graecorum Melkitarum, meaning of Caracas). The exarchate belongs to no ecclesiastical province, Melkite or Latin, being immediately exempt to the Holy See, notably the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.