Maturin diocese
| Maturin diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar |
| Diocesan bishop | Enrique Pérez Lavado |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 28,000 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 832,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 729,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 87.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 41 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 16,200 |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 11 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Website | www.diocesisdematurin.org.ve |
The Bistum Maturín ( latin Dioecesis Maturinensis ) is an in Venezuela preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Maturin . It includes the state of Monagas .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the diocese 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 Maturín
- Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría (May 24, 1958– May 7, 1994)
- Diego Rafael Sánchez Padrón (May 7, 1994– March 27, 2002, then Archbishop of Cumaná )
- Enrique Pérez Lavado (since August 9, 2003)
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Maturín - collection of images, videos and audio files
