Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo

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Archdiocese of Calabozo

Archidioecesis Calabocensis
Location
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Calabozo
Statistics
Area32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
560,000
519,000 (92.7%)
Parishes24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established7 March 1863 (160 years ago)
Cathedral All Saints Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
ArchbishopManuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez
Map
Arquidiocesis de Calabozo.svg

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin : Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Calabozo, Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.

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History

The original diocese 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. John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995. [2] [3] As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has 2 suffragans:

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

See also

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References

  1. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Calabozo"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. "Archdiocese of Calabozo". Catholic Hierarchy .[ self-published source ]
  3. "Archdiocese of Calabozo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.

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