Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo
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Country: | Venezuela |
Metropolitan: | Mérida |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 7,400 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
712,697 (2004) 677,062 (95.0%) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo {Latin: Truxillen(sis) in Venetiola} is a diocese located in the city of Trujillo in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
[edit] History
- June 4, 1957.06.04: Established as Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Trujillo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña (1982.06.11 – present)
- Bishop José Léon Rojas Chaparro (1961.12.13 – 1982.06.11)
- Bishop Arturo Ignacio Camargo (1957.09.02 – 1961.12.13)