Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo
| Archdiocese of Calabozo Archidioecesis Calabocensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabozo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 560,000 519,000 (92.7%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 March 1863 (152 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Todos Los Santos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez |
| Emeritus Bishops | Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. |
The Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin: Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.
History
The Archdiocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX[1] as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. Blessed John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995.[2][3]
Ordinaries
- Salustiano Crespo † (4 Aug 1881 - 12 Jul 1888)
- Felipe Neri Sendra (Sendrea) † (25 Sep 1891 - 9 May 1921)
- Arturo Celestino Álvarez † (9 May 1921 - 8 Jan 1952)
- Antonio Ignacio Camargo † (8 Jan 1952 - 2 Sep 1957) Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo
- Domingo Roa Pérez † (3 Oct 1957 - 16 Jan 1961) Appointed, Bishop of Maracaibo
- Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. † (16 Jan 1961 - 20 Aug 1979) Appointed, Archbishop of Mérida
- Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. (24 Mar 1980 - 27 Dec 2001)
- Antonio José López Castillo (27 Dec 2001 - 22 Dec 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
- Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (10 Dec 2008 - present)
See also
References
- ↑ "Calabozo". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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