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)
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (1991-present)

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