Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomas de Guiana

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Saint Thomas of Guiana was a Roman Catholic

suffragan of Caracas
.

History

It was erected by

Guayana, and territories of Amazonas, Colon, Colón, Orinoco and Yuruary, in the south and east of Venezuela
.

The

Ciudad Bolivar
.

Bishops

Colonial era
  • Francisco de Ibarra, born at Guacara, Venezuela
  • José Antonio Mohedano (1800), born in the Diocese of Toledo
  • José de Silva y Olave (15 March 1815)
After Venezuelan independence
  • Mariano Talavera, of Santa Fé, vicar Apostolic and titular Bishop of Tricala.
  • Antonio Fortique (12 July 1841)
  • José Emanuel Arroyo (1856)
  • Antonio Maria Duran (25 Sept. 1891)

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Saint Thomas of Guiana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.