Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas
Diocese of Cabimas Dioecesis Cabimensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Maracaibo |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,342 km2 (3,607 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 797,560 739,380 (92.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 23 July 1965 (56 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín |
Bishops emeritus | William Enrique Delgado Silva |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Dioecesis Cabimensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cabimas in the Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
History[]
On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Cabimas from the Archdiocese of Maracaibo.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- † (23 July 1965 – 18 November 1969) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
- † (31 March 1970 – 26 October 1984) Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- (27 April 1985 – 21 July 1993) Appointed, Bishop of Coro
- (12 March 1994 – 30 December 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Los Teques
- (26 July 2005 – 14 September 2018)[1]
- (29 January 2019 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Machiques in 2019
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References[]
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 14.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
External links[]
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
Coordinates: 10°23′25″N 71°28′04″W / 10.3902°N 71.4679°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maracaibo
- Christian organizations established in 1965
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1965 establishments in Venezuela
- Cabimas
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- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs