Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo

The Archdiocese of Calabozo is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela.^[1] It was a diocese until 1995.^[2]

The Roman Catholic diocese 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 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881.

References

1. ^ "Calabozo". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03148a.htm. 
2. ^ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcala.html. 

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

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