Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza
Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (born January 26, 1966 in Niquitao , Venezuela ) is a Venezuelan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Punto Fijo .
Life
Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza studied at the seminary in Caracas and at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. At the Pontifical University of the Salesians he completed a special course in youth pastoral care and catechetics. He also holds a degree in political science from the Universidad Valle del Momboy in Valera . On June 10, 1990 in Rome he received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Trujillo through Pope John Paul II .
In addition to various tasks in parish pastoral care, he was a youth chaplain and professor at the Institute for Religious Studies and at the Trujillo Seminary. He was diocesan commissioner for pastoral care and episcopal vicar for the clergy . Since 2011 he has been pastor in Boconó .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Punto Fijo on June 4, 2016 . He was ordained bishop on August 6th of the same year by the Bishop of Trujillo, Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez OCD . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Coro , Roberto Lückert León , and the Bishop of Barinas , José Luis Azuaje Ayala . The inauguration in the diocese of Punto Fijo took place on August 14, 2016.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nomina del Vescovo di Punto Fijo (Venezuela). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 4, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Juan María Leonardi Villasmil |
Bishop of Punto Fijo since 2016 |
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| SURNAME | Cabezas Mendoza, Carlos Alfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Punto Fijo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niquitao , Venezuela |