Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Barcelona
latin= Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola
country= Venezuela| metropolitan= Cumaná
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de San Cristóbal
cocathedral =
area= 43,000
population= 1,909,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 1,785,000
catholics_percent= 93.5
bishop= César Ramón Ortega Herrera
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona {Latin: " Barcinonen(sis) in Venetiola"} is a diocese located in the city of Barcelona in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

* June 7, 1954: Established as Diocese of Barcelona from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar

Leadership

* Bishops of Barcelona (Roman rite)
** Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera (1998.07.15 – present)
** Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera (Apostolic Administrator 1997.06.21 – 1998.07.15)
** Bishop Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. (1991.11.16 – 1997.06.21)
** Bishop Constantino Maradei Donato (1969.11.18 – 1991.11.16)
** Archbishop Angel Pérez Cisneros (1960.05.23 – 1969.07.25)
** Bishop José Humberto Paparoni (1954.10.04 – 1959.10.01)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/barc1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbarc.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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