Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Civitatis Bolivaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

 * 20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico
 * 20 January 1953: Renamed as Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar
 * 21 June 1958: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Ordinaries

 * Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (19 Dec 1791 – 14 Dec 1798) Appointed, Bishop of Caracas
 * José Antonio García Mohedano † (11 Aug 1800 – 17 Oct 1804)
 * Mariano Talavera y Garcés † (22 Dec 1828 – 1842)
 * Mariano Fernández Fortique † (12 Jul 1841 – 6 Feb 1854)
 * José Manuel Arroyo y Niño † (19 Jun 1856 – 30 Nov 1884)
 * Manuel Felipe Rodríguez Delgado † (30 Jul 1885 – 13 Dec 1887)
 * Antonio María Durán † (25 Sep 1891 – 18 Jul 1917)
 * Sixto Sosa Díaz † (5 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1923) Appointed, Bishop of Cumaná
 * Miguel Antonio Mejía † (22 Jun 1923 – 6 Oct 1947)
 * Juan José Bernal Ortiz † (21 Oct 1949 – 25 Jul 1965) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques
 * Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † (30 Apr 1966 – 26 May 1986)
 * Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † (26 May 1986 – 27 Aug 2011)
 * Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (27 Aug 2011 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez (1963-1966), appointed Bishop of San Felipe
 * Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1967-1969), appointed Bishop of Margarita
 * José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guayana

Suffragan dioceses

 * Ciudad Guayana
 * Maturín