Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques
Diocese of Machiques Dioecesis Machiquesensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Metropolitan | Maracaibo |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,350 km2 (9,790 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 325,000 282,000 (86.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 May 1943 (78 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Bishops emeritus | Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques (Latin: Dioecesis Machiquesensis) is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
History[]
On 26 May 1943 Pope Pius XII erected the diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate. The Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 9 April 2011.
Ordinaries[]
- Ángel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap. † (4 Sep 1944 – Jan 1954)
- Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † (19 Dec 1955 – 10 Mar 1986)
- Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † (10 Mar 1986 – 7 Oct 1995)
- Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. (24 Jan 1997 – 9 Apr 2011)
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (9 Apr 2011 – 21 Dec 2018), appointed Bishop of Barinas
- (19 Oct 2019 -
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
Sources[]
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maracaibo
- Christian organizations established in 1943
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1943 establishments in Venezuela
- Machiques
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- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs