Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Diocese of Valle de la Pascua Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Metropolitan	Calabozo
Statistics
Area	37,900 km2 (14,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 360,000 352,000 (97.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 July 1992 (32 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral, Valle de la Pascua
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ricardo Barreto Cairo
Bishops emeritus	Ramón Aponte Fernández
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de la Pascua (Latin: Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Valle de la Pascua in the ecclesiastical province of Calabozo in Venezuela.

History

The Diocese was established as Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, split from the Diocese of Calabozo on 25 July 1992.

Ordinaries

• Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (25 July 1992 – 27 December 2002)
• Ramón José Aponte Fernández (5 March 2004 – 11 January 2024)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

External links

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