Diocese of Cabimas
Diocese of Cabimas
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State | Venezuela |
Metropolitan Bishopric | Archdiocese of Maracaibo |
Diocesan Bishop | Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | William Enrique Delgado Silva |
Foundation | 1965 |
Area | 9345 km² |
Parishes | 48 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Inhabitants | 995.000 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Catholics | 892.000 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Share | 89,6 % |
Diocesan Priest | 52 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Religious priest | 6 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Catholics per priest | 15.379 |
Friars | 7 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Religious Sisters | 12 (12/31/2014 / AP2016) |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
The Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Dioecesis Cabimensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Venezuela, with its seat in Cabimas
Cathedral in Cabimas |
History
The Diocese of Cabimas was erected on July 23, 1965, by Pope Paul VI with the Apostolic Constitution Christianae familiae, from territorial cessions of the Diocese of Maracaibo.[1] On 7 July 1994, the Diocese of Cabimas ceded parts of its territory to create the Diocese of El Vigía-San Carlos del Zulia.
It was placed under the Archbishopric of Maracaibo as a suffragan bishopric.
Bishops of Cabimas
- Constantino Maradei Donato, 1965-1969, then Bishop of Barcelona
- Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa, 1970-1984, then Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- Roberto Lückert León, 1985-1993, then Bishop of Coro
- Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez, 1994-2004, then Bishop of Los Teques
- William Enrique Delgado Silva, 2005-2018
- Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín since 2019
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela
Web links
- Entry for Diocese of Cabimas on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual references
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost Christianae familiaeAAS 58 (1966), n. 5, p. 346ff.
Categories
- Roman Catholic Diocese (Venezuela)
- Zulia
- Founded in 1965