Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de Apure

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de Apure (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ferdinandi Apurensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo in Venezuela.

Diocese of San Fernando de Apure

Dioecesis Sancti Ferdinandi Apurensis
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCalabozo
Statistics
Area76,500 km2 (29,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
415,000
352,750 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 June 1954 (66 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlfredo Enrique Torres Rondón
Map
Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas, Bishop of this diocese 2001-2016

Its cathedral episcopal see is, located in the city of San Fernando de Apure.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Territorial Prelates of San Fernando de Apure
  • Bishop-prelate Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez (1966.11.30 – 1971.03.25), Titular Bishop of Rusticiana (1966.11.30 – 1971.03.25); later Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela) (1971.03.25 – retired 1994.04.16)
  • Bishop-prelate Roberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui (1972.06.23 – 1974.11.12 see below), Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana (1972.06.23 – 1974.11.12)
Suffragan Bishops of San Fernando de Apure

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References


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