Diocese of El Tigre
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Diocese of El Tigre
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cumaná |
| Diocesan bishop | José Manuel Romero Barrios |
| founding | 2018 |
| surface | 22,978 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2018) |
| Residents | 406,050 (2018) |
| Catholics | 325,000 ( 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (2018) |
| Religious sisters | 9 (2018) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The Diocese of El Tigre ( Latin Dioecesis Tigrensis , Spanish diócesis de El Tigre ) is in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in El Tigre .
history
The Diocese of El Tigre was established on May 31, 2018 by Pope Francis from cession of territory from the Diocese of Barcelona and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cumaná as a suffragan . The first bishop was José Manuel Romero Barrios .
The Diocese of El Tigre includes the south of the state of Anzoátegui located Municipios El Tigre , El Tigrito , Mapire , Pariaguán and Soledad .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of El Tigre on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of El Tigre on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di El Tigre (Venezuela) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 31, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 (Italian).