Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Trujillo
latin= Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola
country= Venezuela| metropolitan=Mérida
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Paz
cocathedral =
area= 7,400
population= 712,697
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 677,062
catholics_percent= 95.0
bishop= Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo {Latin: " Truxillen(sis) in Venetiola"} is a diocese located in the city of Trujillo in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
History
* June 4, 1957.06.04: Established as Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida
Leadership
* Bishops of Trujillo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña (1982.06.11 – present)
** Bishop José Léon Rojas Chaparro (1961.12.13 – 1982.06.11)
** Bishop Arturo Ignacio Camargo (1957.09.02 – 1961.12.13)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/truj2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtruv.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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