Diocese of Puerto Cabello Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Metropolitan | Valencia en Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 300,000 270,000 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 July 1994 (29 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral San José |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Saúl Figueroa Albornoz |
Bishops emeritus | Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puerto Cabello in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.
History
On 5 July 1994, John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Cabello from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia.
Ordinaries
- Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (1994.07.05 – 2002.07.16)
- Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. (2003.12.05 – 2010.03.13)
- Saúl Figueroa Albornoz (2011.04.30 – present)
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
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