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Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
28,900 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Venezuela

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)700,000610,000 (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

  • Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría (24 May 1958 - 7 May 1994)
  • Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (7 May 1994 - 27 Mar 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cumaná
  • Enrique Pérez Lavado (9 Aug 2003 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín Wikipedia
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