Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela
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.
Diocese of Barcelona Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cumaná |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 1,909,000 1,785,000 (93.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 June 1954 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Cristóbal |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón |
| Bishops emeritus | César Ramón Ortega Herrera |
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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.
On 31 May 2018 from this Diocese was split off the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Tigre by Pope Francis.
Bishops
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)
- Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (11 Jul 2014 - )
Auxiliary bishop
- José Manuel Romero Barrios (2012-2018), appointed Bishop of El Tigre
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
| 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 | |
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