Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay

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Diocese of Maracay

Dioecesis Maracayensis
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Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Valencia en Venezuela
Statistics
Area7,014 km2 (2,708 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,588,749
1,382,083 (87.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established21 June 1958 (64 years ago)
Cathedral Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Enrique José Parravano Marino
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay (Latin : Dioecesis Maracayensis) is a diocese located in the city of Maracay in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.

Contents

History

On 21 June 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maracay from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

See also

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