Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita

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Diocese of Margarita
Dioecesis Margaritensis
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Metropolitan: Cumaná
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 1,050 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
398,712 (2004)
335,815 (84.2%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Ordinaries
Bishop: vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita {Latin: Margariten(sis)} is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

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[edit] History

  • July 18, 1969: Established as Diocese of Margarita from Diocese of Cumaná

[edit] Special Churches

  • Minor Basillicas:
    • Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de El Valle, El Valle del Espíritu Santo

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Margarita (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (1999.03.18 – 2008.02.12)
    • Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera (1983.08.25 – 1998.07.15)
    • Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (1974.04.05 – 1982.10.18)
    • Bishop Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1969.06.18 – 1973.10.02)

[edit] Source

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