Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques (Latin: Dioecesis Machiquesensis) is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
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 (77 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas |
| Bishops emeritus | Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. |
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
- Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas (19 Oct 2019 -
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
Sources
| 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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