Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Barcelona
Latin:Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:7 June 1954 (years ago)
Cathedral:Catedral de San Cristóbal
Area Km2:43,000
Population:1,909,000
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:1,785,000
Catholics Percent:93.5
Bishop:Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón
Map:Diócesis de Barcelona.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela (Latin: Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola) is located in the city of Barcelona in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

On Thursday, 11 July 2014, the Vatican web site's online daily news bulletin, in the listing of resignations and appointments, stated that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón, who had been serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of Margarita, as the Bishop-designate of the Diocese of Barcelona.[1]

History

On 7 June 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Barcelona from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar.

On 31 May 2018 from this Diocese was split off the Diocese of El Tigre by Pope Francis.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-07-12 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235415/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/07/11/0513/01148.html . dead .