Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques

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Diocese of Los Teques

Dioecesis Tequinensis
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Cathedral
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Caracas
Statistics
Area2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,300,000
1,100,000 (84.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established23 July 1965 (59 years ago)
Cathedral St. Philip Neri Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez
Bishops emeritusRamón Ovidio Pérez Morales
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques (Latin : Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

Contents

History

On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

See also

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