Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay
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.
Diocese of Maracay Dioecesis Maracayensis | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Valencia en Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,014 km2 (2,708 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,588,749 1,382,083 (87.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 June 1958 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Enrique José Parravano Marino |
Map | |
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
- Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (1997-2003)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
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