Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas (Latin: Dioecesis Barinensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese, in the ecclesiastical province of Mérida, in western Venezuela's land-locked Barinas state.

Diocese of Barinas

Dioecesis Barinensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceMérida
Statistics
Area35,200 km2 (13,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
647,000
609,000 (94.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established23 July 1965 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, Barinas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap
Bishops emeritusRamón Antonio Linares Sandoval

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, located in the eponymous state capital Barinas.

History

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Bishops

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Episcopal ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of Barinas

Auxiliary bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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