Bishopric of Los Teques
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Bishopric of Los Teques
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Caracas |
| Diocesan bishop | Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales |
| founding | July 23, 1965 |
| surface | 2,295 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,579,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,327,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 84% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 23,696 |
| Permanent deacons | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Felipe Neri |
| address | Apartado 103, Calle Guaicaipuro n.115, Los Teques, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela |
The Diocese of Los Teques ( Latin Dioecesis Tequinensis , Spanish diócesis de Los Teques ) is in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Los Teques . It covers part of the state of Miranda .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the diocese of Los Teques with the Apostolic Constitution Amorillo on July 23, 1965 from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Caracas , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
On November 30, 1996 it lost part of its territory to the diocese of Guarenas .
Bishops of Los Teques
- Juan José Ortiz Bernal (July 25, 1965 - October 19, 1980)
- Pío Bello Ricardo SJ (January 31, 1981 - December 2, 1995)
- Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (December 2, 1995 - April 14, 1999, then Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela )
- Ramón Pérez Ovidio Morales (June 5, 1999 - December 30, 2004) ( Archbishop ad personam )
- Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (since December 30, 2004)
