Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona
| Diocese of Barcelona Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cumaná |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,909,000 1,785,000 (93.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 June 1954 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Cristóbal |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Manuel Romero Barrios |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona (Latin: Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of Barcelona in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
On Thursday, 11 July 2014, the Vatican web site's online daily news bulletin, in the listing of resignations and appointments, stated that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón, who had been serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita, as the Bishop-designate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona.[1]
History
On 7 June 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Barcelona from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar.
Ordinaries
- José Humberto Paparoni † (4 Oct 1954 - 1 Oct 1959)
- Angel Pérez Cisneros † (23 May 1960 - 18 Jun 1969) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida
- Constantino Maradei Donato † (18 Nov 1969 - 16 Nov 1991)
- Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. † (16 Nov 1991 - 21 Jun 1997)
- César Ramón Ortega Herrera (15 Jul 1998 – 20 Jan 2014)
See also
References
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
Coordinates: 10°08′03″N 64°41′06″W / 10.1342°N 64.6851°W
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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