Diocese of Punto Fijo Dioecesis Punctifixensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Coro |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,405 km2 (1,315 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 July 1997 (23 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo (Latin : Dioecesis Punctifixensis) is a diocese located in the city of Punto Fijo in the Ecclesiastical province of Coro in Venezuela.
On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.
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