Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay

Diocese of Maracay Dioecesis Maracayensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Valencia en Venezuela
Statistics
Area	7,014 km2 (2,708 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,588,749 1,382,083 (87.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 June 1958 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Enrique José Parravano Marino
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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.

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

• José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † (21 Jun 1958 – 19 Mar 1962); Appointed, Bishop of Valencia, Venezuela; future Cardinal
• Feliciano González Ascanio † (31 Jul 1962 – 13 Dec 1986)
• José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. † (24 Jun 1987 – 5 Feb 2003)
• Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (5 Feb 2003 – 10 Apr 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia, Venezuela
• Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † (12 Feb 2008 – 19 July 2019)
• Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B.(19 July 2019 — present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (1997–2003)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}