Orthodoxy in Venezuela appeared thanks to emigrants from traditionally Orthodox countries.
| Caracas and South American Diocese | |
|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | |
 St. Nicholas Cathedral in Caracas | |
| General information | |
| A country |  Venezuela |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Bishop of Caracas and South American John (Berzin) |
| Cathedral Church | Resurrection ( Buenos Aires ) |
| Second Cathedral | Nikolsky ( Caracas ) |
“Russian emigration appeared in Venezuela after the Second World War. In 1947, the country offered preferential conditions for specialists from Europe, and along with the Spaniards, Italians, Germans, and Portuguese, several thousand emigrants from Russia responded to this call. Russian emigrants who were massively leaving Europe founded new parishes in Venezuela ” [1] .
The number of Orthodox in the country, at the beginning of the 2000s, according to various estimates, ranges from 15 thousand to 25 thousand people [2] .
Currently in Venezuela, there are 6 parishes of the ROCOR , one parish of the Romanian Orthodox Church ( Church of Constantine and Helen ), 3 parishes of the Orthodox Church in America, 6 parishes of the Constantinople Patriarchate, one parish of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 6 parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Parmenov K. “The core of the Russian emigration in Venezuela is the Church”. Interview with Professor George Gann // Pravoslavie.Ru , 18.11.2008
- ↑ 1 2 Larina N. E. Venezuela // Orthodox encyclopedia . - M .: Church Research Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2004. - T. VII. - p. 594-597. - 752 s. - 39 000 copies - ISBN 5-89572-010-2 .