The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito is a young Latin Catholic
suffragan
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In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
diocese of the Metropolitan
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida ( la, Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in western Venezuela.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de M ...
in southern
Venezuela
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's land-locked
Apure State
Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authori ...
.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is the Marian
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen) dedicated to the
Virgin of Mercy
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, in
Guasdualito
Guasdualito is a city and episcopal see in the landlocked Apure State, in southern Venezuela.
Description
The city is the capital of Páez Municipality, in the Distrito Especial Alto Apure.
It has an important location on the border betwee ...
, Apure.
History
The bishopric was established on 3 December 2015 by
Pope Francis
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as Diocese of Guasdualito, on territories split off from the dioceses of
Barinas and
San Fernando de Apure
San Fernando de Apure () is a city in Apure State in Venezuela. The population of the municipality area is 165,135 (2011 census). The 18th century exports included heron feathers (for pens) and animal hides.
The “Maria Nieves” bridge across ...
.
Episcopal ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Guasdalito
(
Roman Rite
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)
*
Pablo Modesto González Pérez
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Brene ...
,
Salesians
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, founder = John Bosco
, founding_location = Valdocco, Turin ...
(S.D.B.) (2015.12.03 – ...)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
The Catholic Church in Venezuela is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela comprises nine archdioceses, three vicariates, a military ordinariate, and two ...
References
External links
GCatholic
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mérida in Venezuela
Guasdualito
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