Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita

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Diocese of Margarita

Dioecesis Margaritensis
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Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Cumaná
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
398,712
335,815 (84.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 18 July 1969 (55 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francisco José Castro Aguayo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita (Latin: Dioecesis Margaritensis) is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná.[1][2]

Special churches

Ordinaries

  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † (18 Jun 1969 - 2 Oct 1973) Appointed, Bishop of La Guaira
  • Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (5 Apr 1974 - 18 Oct 1982) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
  • César Ramón Ortega Herrera (25 Aug 1983 - 15 Jul 1998) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
  • Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (18 Mar 1999 - 12 Feb 2008) Appointed, Bishop of Maracay
  • Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (19 Dec 2008 – 11 Jul 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona[3]
  • Francisco José Castro Aguayo (4 Aug 2015 – present)

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