Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo ( la, Dioecesis Punctifixensis) is a diocese located in the city of Punto Fijo in the Ecclesiastical province of
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in Venezuela.


History

On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the
Diocese of Coro The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Coro ( la, Archidioecesis Corensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in western Venezuela.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

* Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela in 2003


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Venezuela


References


External links


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Coro Christian organizations established in 1997 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1997 establishments in Venezuela Punto Fijo {{SouthAm-RC-diocese-stub