Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná

Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	6,152 km² (2,375 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Inés
Current leadership
Bishop	Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Cumanen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.

Contents

1 History
2 Leadership
3 Suffragan dioceses
4 Source

History

October 12, 1922: Established as Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana
May 16, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná

Leadership

Archbishops of Cumaná (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (2002.03.27 – present)
- Archbishop Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (1992.05.16 – 2001.09.17)
Bishops of Cumaná (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (1987.03.12 – 1992.05.16)
- Bishop Mariano José Parra León (1966.11.30 – 1987.03.12)
- Archbishop Crisanto Darío Mata Cova (1949.10.21 – 1966.04.30)
- Bishop Sixto Sosa Díz (1923.06.16 – 1943.05.29)

Suffragan dioceses

Source