Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo
Diocese of Punto Fijo Dioecesis Punctifixensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Coro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,405 km2 (1,315 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 July 1997 (27 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza |
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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.
History
[edit]On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.
Bishops
[edit]- Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (1997-07-12 – 2014-06-07)
- Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (2016-06-04 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela in 2003
See also
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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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