The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay ( la, Dioecesis Maracayensis) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the city of
Maracay
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.
History
On 21 June 1958
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
established the Diocese of Maracay from the
Diocese of Calabozo and
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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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.
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† (24 Jun 1987 – 5 Feb 2003)
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Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (5 Feb 2003 – 10 Apr 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia, Venezuela
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Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † (12 Feb 2008 – 19 July 2019)
*Enrique José Parravano Marino,
S.D.B.
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(19 July 2019 — present)
Coadjutor bishop
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Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (1997–2003)
See also
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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 ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Valencia en Venezuela
Christian organizations established in 1958
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1958 establishments in Venezuela
Maracay
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