Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná
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Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 October 1922 (101 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jesús González de Zárate Salas |
Bishops emeritus | Diego Padrón |
Map | |
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Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
History
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana.[1] Pope John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992.[2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Sixto Sosa Díaz (16 June 1923[1] – 29 May 1943)[3]
- Crisanto Darío Mata Cova (21 October 1949 – 30 April 1966)[3] Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
- Mariano José Parra León (30 November 1966 – 12 March 1987)[3]
- Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (12 March 1987[3] – 17 September 2001)
- Diego Padrón (27 March 2002[4] – 24 May 2018)[5]
- Jesús González de Zárate Salas (24 May 2018[5] – present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco (1937-1939), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia (1939-1954), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- Eduardo Herrera Riera (1965-1966), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (1997-2000), appointed Bishop of Carúpano
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría, appointed Bishop of Maturín in 1958
- Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar in 1963
- Mariano José Parra Sandoval, appointed Bishop of San Fernando de Apure in 1994
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XV. 1923. pp. 99–102, 357, 611. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. pp. 938–9. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Episcopologio". Archdiocese of Cumaná (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.03.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments, 24.05.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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