Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay

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Diocese of Maracay

Dioecesis Maracayensis
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Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceValencia en Venezuela
Statistics
Area7,014 km2 (2,708 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,588,749
1,382,083 (87.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 June 1958 (63 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay (Latin: Dioecesis Maracayensis) is a diocese located in the city of Maracay in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.

History[]

On 21 June 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maracay from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † (21 Jun 1958 – 19 Mar 1962); Appointed, Bishop of Valencia, Venezuela; future Cardinal
  • Feliciano González Ascanio † (31 Jul 1962 – 13 Dec 1986)
  • José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. † (24 Jun 1987 – 5 Feb 2003)
  • Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (5 Feb 2003 – 10 Apr 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia, Venezuela
  • Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † (12 Feb 2008 – 19 July 2019)
  • Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B.(19 July 2019 — present)

Coadjutor bishop[]

  • (1997-2003)

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources[]


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