Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
El Tigre | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Tigrensis |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 31 May 2018 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral in El Tigre |
Area Km2: | 22,978 |
Population: | 406,050 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Parishes: | 14 |
Map: | Diócesis del Tigre.svg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Tigre (Latin: Dioecesis Tigrensis) is a diocese located in the city of El Tigre in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
The diocese covers an area of the some part of the Anzoátegui State. It's divided into 14 parishes, having 13 priests and 6 seminarians all together.
On May 31, 2018, Pope Francis established the Diocese of El Tigre, when it was split off from the Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela.[1]