Catholic Church

Also known as: Venezuela (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português), le Venezuela (français), le Vénézuéla (français), Wenezuela (polski), 委ゆだね內瑞拉ひしげ (正體しょうたい中ちゅう文ぶん), ベネズエラ (日本語にほんご), Venetiola (latine)

Continent: South America

Capital: Caracas

Area: 882,050 km²

Population: 31,304,016

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Coromoto (September 11)

Saints: 4 Blesseds

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects

Ethnic Groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people

Motto: Dios y Federación (Spanish) (God and Federation)

Neighbouring Countries: ← Colombia , ↖ Aruba , ↑ Curaçao , ↑ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , ↗ Trinidad and Tobago , → Guyana , ↘ Brazil

Circumscriptions (41): Metr. Archdioceses (9), Dioceses (26), Apostolic Exarchates (2), Military Ordinariates (1), Apostolic Vicariates (3)

Roman Rite (39): Acarigua–Araure, Barcelona, Barinas, Barquisimeto, Cabimas, Calabozo, Caracas, Caroní, Carora, Carúpano, Ciudad Bolívar, Ciudad Guayana, Coro, Cumaná, El Tigre, El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia, Guanare, Guarenas, Guasdualito, La Guaira, Los Teques, Machiques, Maracaibo, Maracay, Margarita, Maturín, Mérida, Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela, Puerto Ayacucho, Puerto Cabello, Punto Fijo, San Carlos de Venezuela, San Cristóbal de Venezuela, San Felipe, San Fernando de Apure, Trujillo, Tucupita, Valencia, Valle de la Pascua

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Venezuela

Syriac Church (1): Venezuela

Cardinals (2 electors/2 total): Porras Cardozo (76), Urosa Savino (78) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Venezuela

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana (C.E.V.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)