Diocese of Puerto Cabello Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Metropolitan | Valencia en Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 300,000 270,000 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 July 1994 (30 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral San José |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Saúl Figueroa Albornoz |
Bishops emeritus | Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. |
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