Rite Latin Rite Area 28,900 km² | Pope Francis Country Venezuela | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
700,000
610,000 (87.1%) Established 24 May 1958 (58 years ago) Emeritus Bishops Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Maturín Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Emeritus bishop Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín (Latin: Dioecesis Maturinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Maturín in the Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.
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History
On 24 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maturín from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar.
Ordinaries
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA