Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela
Diocese of Puerto Cabello
Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis |
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| Country | Venezuela |
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| Metropolitan | Valencia en Venezuela |
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| Area | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics | (as of 2004)
300,000
270,000 (90.0%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
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| Established | 5 July 1994 (30 years ago) |
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| Cathedral | Catedral San José |
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| Pope | Francis |
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| Bishop | Saúl Figueroa Albornoz |
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| Bishops emeritus | Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. |
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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
See also
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| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
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| Province of Caracas | |
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| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
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| Province of Coro | |
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| Province of Cumaná | |
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| Province of Maracaibo | |
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| Province of Mérida | |
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| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
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| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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