Denomination Roman Catholic Area 32,000 km² | Parishes 24 | |
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)560,000519,000 (92.7%) Established 7 March 1863 (154 years ago) |
The Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin: Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.
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History
The Archdiocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. Saint John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995.
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