Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay
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Statistics | |
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Country: | Venezuela |
Metropolitan: | Valencia en Venezuela |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 7,014 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
1,588,749 (2004) 1,382,083 (87.0%) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay {Latin: Maracayen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Maracay in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.
[edit] History
- June 21, 1958: Established as Diocese of Maracay from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Maracay (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (2008.02.12 – present)
- Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (Apostolic Administrator 2007.07 – 2008.02.12)
- Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot (2003.02.05 – 2007.04.10)
- Bishop José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. (1987.06.24 – 2003.02.05)
- Bishop Feliciano González Ascanio (1962.07.31 – 1986.12.13)
- Cardinal José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (1958.06.21 – 1962.03.19)