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The Episcopal Diocese of Venezuela is headquartererd in Caracas, and comprises 10 churches, 14 missions, and four preaching stations, which are served by the bishop (currently in transition), nine priests, three deacons, and 17 lay ministers.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

In 1515, Cumaná was the first European settlement founded in South America by Franciscans and Dominicans. Friars founded it with the name of Nueva Toledo. Due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times. Coro is the oldest city in the west of Venezuela. It was founded on July 26, 1527. It has a wide cultural tradition that comes from being the urban settlement founded by the Spanish conquerors who colonized the interior of the continent. It was the first capital of the Venezuela Province. It was established on June 21, 1531. That diocese was suppressed on 20 June 1637, and its territory used to establish the Diocese of Caracas, elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas by Papal Bull in 1803. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the ranking clergy had close ties with the governing conservative oligarchy, and the church played a dominant role in the educational system. <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

An official congregation was organized in November 1966 by a Church Apostle, Elder Marion G. Romney. Prior to that time, United States expatriates working in Venezuela held meetings at home. Missionaries were sent from the Costa Rica Mission to Venezuela, and in February 1967, the first convert was baptized. Total Church Membership: 166,688. Congregations: 231.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

According to data from the Consular Office of the Greek Embassy in Caracas, the Greek community does not exceed 3.000 persons, mainly occupied in trade and similar business activities. There are organized Greek communities in Caracas and Valencia, where Greek Orthodox churches and Greek-language schools operate, and Greek communities can be found in Maraca Ibo, Puerto Ordaz and Barquisimeto. Venezuela is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the '''Greek Orthodox Metropolitanate of Mexico and Central America''', seated in Mexico City.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

The Serbian population settled in the country was configured mainly by political emigrants, that arrived at Venezuela after the Second World War, due to disagreements with the then Yugoslav communist regime. The estimated population of serbs-Venezuelans range between 1,000 - 2,000. In 1955, it's founded the '''Serbian Orthodox Christian Community''' in Caracas, later they built the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1966.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

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A few countries have shown a high growth rate of Jehovah’s Witnesses including Venezuela which has jumped from 38,000 in 1987 to 140,226 today. These growths are due to “construction teams” which have traveled to those particular countries in order to increase the number of kingdom halls, in response to previous immense growth. <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

The Evangelical Pentecostal Union of Venezuela (UEPV) is a grassroots Pentecostal church which was established in 1958.  It was originally founded by leaders from the Assemblies of God and members of the Pentecostal movement.  The UEPV, based in Maracaibo, Venezuela, has been in partnership with Global Ministries for over 40 years. <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

In 1897 the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. sent its first mission workers, Theodore and Julia Pond, to Venezuela. The couple was well-accomplished at the time of their appointment; they had spent over 20 years serving in Syria and had been working in Colombia since 1890. In Venezuela the Ponds encountered resistance from a largely Catholic population, but by 1900 were able to establish The Church of the Redeemer (Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana El Redentor) in the capital, Caracas. In 1912 the Board of Foreign Missions formally recognized the Venezuela efforts, and sent Frederick and Mary Darley to join the Ponds.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

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