Diocese of Guasdualito
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Diocese of Guasdualito
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mérida |
| Diocesan bishop | Pablo Modesto González Pérez SDB |
| surface | 35,184 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (December 3, 2015) |
| Residents | 200,000 (December 3, 2015) |
| Catholics | 166,000 ( 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 (December 3, 2015) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 3, 2015) |
| Religious sisters | 9 (December 3, 2015) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The diocese Guasdualito is in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Guasdualito .
history
Pope Francis established the diocese of Guasdualito on December 3, 2015 from cessions of territory from the dioceses of San Fernando de Apure and Barinas . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mérida as a suffragan diocese. Pablo Modesto González Pérez SDB was appointed first diocesan bishop .
territory
The area of the diocese includes the municipalities José Antonio de Páez, Rómulo Gallegos and Muñoz, which belong to the state of Apure , and the municipality of Andrés Eloy Blanco , which belongs to the state of Barinas .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Guasdualito (Venezuela) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 3, 2015, accessed December 3, 2015 (Italian).