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Monsignor Domingo Roa Pérez is pleasantly remembered as the Andean Bishop who came willing to sow seeds in Zulia. That was his intention, declared in his first words as Bishop of Zulia on March 13, 1961, "...from today Zulia will be the object of my permanent efforts." On January 7, 1969, after the Christmas celebrations, Monsignor Roa Pérez began to put into action the word promised upon his arrival in Zulia: "We will multiply our efforts and diligence so that more children and young people receive the invaluable benefit of Education".

His words, on April 1, 1981, on the occasion of receiving the Andrés Bello Order, reveal the origins of his Educational Project: “When I arrived in Maracaibo I had the great joy of seeing that the church had several Catholic schools..., for the education of the middle and upper class, but instead, the marginalized and the humble classes, did not have that privilege. I proposed to expand this radius of action by creating more schools for marginal areas to multiply the invaluable benefit of Christian education, ... only God knows the paths covered in this program, the hardships, and the bitter cups hurried to give them new centers of free Christian formation to the poor children of the Archdiocese". Monsignor Roa continued in the same Speech: "With this plan, we are carrying out a work of the Homeland and the Church and in it, many forces come together to do good: The Regional Executive, the self-sacrificing Religious, teachers, private institutions and people. The Schools are a convergence center and a sincere and loyal contribution to the great commitment to education. The Church, when opening schools, does not intend to supplant anyone, it only intends to help and contribute to the formation of the integral man, of the new Venezuelan.”

With the passage of time and throughout these "50 years" the Archdiocesan Schools have continued to spread throughout the territory of the State of Zulia. There are 40 Schools present in five municipalities of the State of Zulia. Covering from the initial stage of education to the end of diversified and professional secondary education. Enjoying an active enrollment of 28,000 students, 1,750 employees, and 35,000 graduates. These fruits of this valuable educational project.

The Archdiocesan Schools cannot be known solely as a certain number of educational facilities owned by the Church. Rather, they represent what the Archdiocesan Church of Maracaibo has been developing in the field of popular Catholic education for half a century, offering a particularly privileged place to the families of the students and to the community itself that surrounds each school, receiving them as subjects and recipients of a pedagogical and evangelizing action at the same time. The effectiveness of any educational system will depend not only on its actors but also on the principles that inspire and motivate it because these serve as a guide for committed responsible professionals, who are called to incorporate Christian values in their performance. That allows us to build a more just, solidary, and fraternal society in all senses.

Today with the number of archdiocesan campuses, the reality of the country and the region requires a closer look at the pedagogical and pastoral needs of the recipients both internally and externally, as well as a rethinking of the organizational structure of the schools as a network and as a permanent evangelization program of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo.