Diocese of Punto Fijo
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Diocese of Punto Fijo
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Coro |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 3,405 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 320.331 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 297.016 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 92.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,901 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto |
| Website | http://www.freeparaguana.net/instituciones/diocesis/ |
The Diocese of Punto Fijo ( Latin Dioecesis Punctifixensis , Spanish diócesis de Punto Fijo ) is in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Punto Fijo .
history
The diocese of Punto Fijo was established on July 12, 1997 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad melius prospiciendum from assignments of territory by the diocese of Coro . The first bishop was Juan María Leonardi Villasmil .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Coro as a suffragan .