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Venezuela

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained
Bishop		YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
14 Sep 1958 Bishop Antonio José Ramírez SalaverríaBishop Emeritus of Maturín
25 Mar 1965 Bishop Eduardo Herrera RieraBishop Emeritus of Carora
21 May 1967 Bishop Francisco de Guruceaga IturrizaBishop Emeritus of La Guaira
19 Mar 1971 Archbishop Ramón Ovidio Pérez MoralesBishop Emeritus of Los Teques
25 Jul 1972 Archbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo RomeroArchbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
10 Sep 1972 Bishop Roberto Antonio Dávila UzcáteguiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
9 Jun 1974 Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella VarelaArchbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto
25 Jul 1974 Bishop Vicente Ramón Hernández PeñaBishop of Trujillo
20 Jan 1978 Bishop José Joaquín Troconis MontielAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
18 May 1980 Archbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Calabozo
19 Mar 1982 Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez ViloriaBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana
25 Mar 1982 Bishop Nelson Antonio Martinez RustBishop of San Felipe
Most Junior
26 Sep 2009 Bishop Fernando José Castro AguayoAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
12 Sep 2009 Archbishop Pietro ParolinApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
7 Mar 2009 Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero ChacónBishop of Margarita
12 Jan 2008 Bishop Jesús González de Zárate SalasAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
31 Aug 2007 Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo
28 Apr 2007 Bishop Luis Armando Tineo RiveraAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
22 May 2004 Bishop Ramón José Aponte FernándezBishop of Valle de la Pascua
27 Feb 2004 Bishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.Bishop of Carora
7 Feb 2004 Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D.Bishop of Puerto Cabello
31 Oct 2003 Bishop Enrique Pérez LavadoBishop of Maturín
12 Sep 2003 Bishop Iwannis Louis AwadVicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)
15 Mar 2003 Bishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga ColmenaresBishop of San Carlos de Venezuela

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