Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello
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Country: | Venezuela |
Metropolitan: | Valencia en Venezuela |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 729 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
300,000 (2004) 270,000 (90.0%) |
Cathedral: | Catedral San José |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello {Latin: Portus Cabellen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Puerto Cabello in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.
[edit] History
- July 5, 1994: Established as Diocese of Puerto Cabello from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Puerto Cabello (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. (2003.12.05 – present)
- Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (1994.07.05 – 2002.07.16)