Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná
Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 October 1922 (99 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | Diego Padrón |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
History[]
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana. Blessed John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Sixto Sosa Díaz † (16 Jun 1923 – 29 May 1943)
- Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † (21 Oct 1949 – 30 Apr 1966) Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
- Mariano José Parra León † (30 Nov 1966 – 12 Mar 1987)
- Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa † (12 Mar 1987 – 17 Sep 2001)
- Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (27 Mar 2002 – 24 May 2018)
- (24 May 2018 – present)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1937-1939), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- (1939-1954), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- Eduardo Herrera Riera (1965-1966), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- (1997-2000), appointed Bishop of Carúpano
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría, appointed Bishop of Maturín in 1958
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar in 1963
- , appointed Bishop of San Fernando de Apure in 1994
Suffragan dioceses[]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
Sources[]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Cumaná". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Cumaná". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
Coordinates: 10°27′54″N 64°10′29″W / 10.4649°N 64.1747°W
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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