Diocese of Maracay
| Diocese of Maracay | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela |
| Diocesan bishop | Enrique José Parravano Marino SDS |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 7,014 km² |
| Parishes | 57 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,964,562 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,525,100 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 77.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 18,156 |
| Permanent deacons | 12 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 33 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
The Bistum Maracay ( lat. : Dioecesis Maracayensis ) is an in Venezuela preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Maracay . It includes the state of Aragua .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the Diocese of Maracay with the Apostolic Constitution Qui Supremi Pontificatus on June 21, 1958 from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Calabozo and Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Maracay
- José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (June 21, 1958– March 19, 1962, then Bishop of Valencia de Venezuela )
- Feliciano González Ascanio (July 31, 1962– December 13, 1986)
- José Vicente Henríquez Andueza SDS (June 24, 1987– February 5, 2003)
- Reinaldo del Prette Lissot (February 5, 2003– April 10, 2007, then Archbishop of Valencia de Venezuela)
- Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (February 12, 2008– July 19, 2019)
- Enrique José Parravano Marino SDS (since July 19, 2019)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Maracay on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Maracay on gcatholic.org (English)