- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas
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Diocese of Cabimas
Dioecesis CabimensisLocation Country Venezuela Metropolitan Maracaibo Statistics Area 9,342 km2 (3,607 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
797,560
739,380 (92.7%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario Current leadership Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Cabimen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cabimas in the Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
History
- July 23, 1965: Established as Diocese of Cabimas from the Diocese of Maracaibo
Leadership
- Bishops of Cabimas (Roman rite)
- Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva (2005.07.26 – present)
- Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (1994.03.12 – 2004.12.30)
- Archbishop Roberto Lückert León (1985.04.27 – 1993.07.21)
- Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa (1970.03.31 – 1984.10.26)
- Bishop Constantino Maradei Donato (1965.07.23 – 1969.11.18)
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