Archdiocese of Mérida

ARCHDIOCESE OF MÉRIDA (Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola)

Country : Venezuela
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1778 as Diocese of Mérida
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1923

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Arms of Bishops

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  Juan Manuel Antonio Ramos Lora (1782-1790)

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  Cándido Manuel de Torrijos Riguerra (1791-1794)

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  Antonio Ramón de Espinosa y Lorenzo (1795-1800)

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  Santiago Hernández Milanés (1801-1812)

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  Rafael Lasso de la Vega (1816-1828)

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  José Arias Buenaventura Bergara (1828-1831)

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  José Vicente de Unda (1836-1840)

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  Juan Hilario Bosset (1842-1873)

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  Román Lovera (1880-1892)

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  Antonio Ramón Silva (1894-1923)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Antonio Ramón Silva (1923-1927)

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  Acacio Chacón Guerra (1927-1966)

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  José Rafael Pulido Méndez (1966-1972)

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  Angel Pérez Cisneros (1972-1979)

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  Miguel Antonio Salas Salas (1979-1991)

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  Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (1991-present)

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