Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo

Archdiocese of Calabozo
Archidioecesis Calabocensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Calabozo
Statistics
Area 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
560,000
519,000 (92.7%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 7 March 1863 (153 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Todos Los Santos
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez
Emeritus Bishops Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M.

The Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin: Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.

History

The Archdiocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX[1] as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. Saint John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995.[2][3]

Ordinaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Calabozo". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 8°56′03″N 67°25′39″W / 8.9342°N 67.4275°W / 8.9342; -67.4275


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