Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques
| Diocese of Machiques Dioecesis Machiquesensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan | Maracaibo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,350 km2 (9,790 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 325,000 282,000 (86.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 May 1943 (73 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesus Alfonzo Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. |
| Emeritus Bishops | 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 199 - 9 Apr 2011)
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (9 Apr 2011 - present)
See also
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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