The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello ( la, Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis) 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
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the coun ...
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 5 July 1994,
John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
established the Diocese of Puerto Cabello from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia.
Ordinaries
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Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (1994.07.05 – 2002.07.16)
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Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. (2003.12.05 – 2010.03.13)
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Saúl Figueroa Albornoz (2011.04.30 – present)
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 1994
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1994 establishments in Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
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