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Diocese of San Felipe Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola |
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Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan | Barquisimeto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 590,000 506,000 (85.8%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1966 (51 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Victor Hugo Basabe |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Philippi in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of San Felipe in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
On 7 October 1966 Pope Paul VI established as Diocese of San Felipe from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Valencia.