Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Margarita
Latin:	Dioecesis Margaritensis
Country:	Venezuela
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	18 July 1969 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Area Km2:	1,050
Population:	398,712
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	335,815
Catholics Percent:	84.2
Map:	Diócesis de Margarita.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita (Latin: Dioecesis Margaritensis) is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná.^{[1] [2]}

Special churches

• Cathedral:
  • Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de El Valle, El Valle del Espíritu Santo

Ordinaries

• Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † (18 Jun 1969 – 2 Oct 1973) Appointed, Bishop of La Guaira
• Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (5 Apr 1974 – 18 Oct 1982) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
• César Ramón Ortega Herrera † (25 Aug 1983 – 15 Jul 1998) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
• Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † (18 Mar 1999 – 12 Feb 2008) Appointed, Bishop of Maracay
• Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (19 Dec 2008 – 11 Jul 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona^[3]
• Francisco José Castro Aguayo (4 Aug 2015 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diocese of Margarita. Catholic Hierarchy. 2013-04-19.
2. Web site: Diocese of Margarita. GCatholic.org. 2013-04-19.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-07-11 . 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 .