The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Dioecesis Cabimensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cabimas in the ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
Diocese of Cabimas Dioecesis Cabimensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maracaibo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,342 km2 (3,607 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 797,560 739,380 (92.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 July 1965 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín |
| Bishops emeritus | William Enrique Delgado Silva |
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History
editOn 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Cabimas from the Archdiocese of Maracaibo.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Constantino Maradei Donato † (23 July 1965 – 18 November 1969) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
- Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † (31 March 1970 – 26 October 1984) Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- Roberto Lückert León † (27 April 1985 – 21 July 1993) Appointed, Bishop of Coro
- Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (12 March 1994 – 30 December 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Los Teques
- William Enrique Delgado Silva (26 July 2005 – 14 September 2018)[1]
- Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín (29 January 2019 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas, appointed Bishop of Machiques in 2019
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 14.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
External links
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