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Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,405 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Venezuela

Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%)

Established
  
12 July 1997 (19 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto

Bishop
  
Juan María Leonardi Villasmil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Coro

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

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History

On 12 July 1997 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.

Leadership

  • Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (1997-07-12 – present)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo Wikipedia