Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo
Appearance
Diocese of Punto Fijo Dioecesis Punctifixensis | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto | |
Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Coro |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,405 km2 (1,315 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 July 1997 (27 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza |
Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo (Latin: Dioecesis Punctifixensis) is a diocese located in the city of Punto Fijo in the ecclesiastical province of Coro in Venezuela.
History
[edit]On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.
Bishops
[edit]- Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (1997-07-12 – 2014-06-07)
- Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (2016-06-04 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela in 2003
See also
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