Archdiocese of Calabozo Archidioecesis Calabocensis | |
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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 (161 years ago) |
Cathedral | All Saints Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez |
Map | |
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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