Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques
Diocese of Machiques Dioecesis Machiquesensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan | Maracaibo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,350 km2 (9,790 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 325,000 282,000 (86.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 May 1943 (81 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas |
| Bishops emeritus | Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques (Latin: Dioecesis Machiquesensis) is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
History
[edit]On 26 May 1943 Pope Pius XII erected the diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate. The Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 9 April 2011.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Ángel Turrado Moreno, OFMCap † (4 Sep 1944 – Jan 1954)
- Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, OFMCap † (19 Dec 1955 – 10 Mar 1986)
- Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, OFMCap † (10 Mar 1986 – 7 Oct 1995)
- Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI (24 Jan 1997 – 9 Apr 2011)
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap (9 Apr 2011 – 21 Dec 2018), appointed Bishop of Barinas
- Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas (19 Oct 2019 -
See also
[edit]Sources
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| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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