Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná
Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 October 1922 (101 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Jesús González de Zárate Salas |
| Bishops emeritus | Diego Padrón |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdecumana | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
History[edit]
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana.[1] Pope John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992.[2]
Bishops[edit]
Ordinaries[edit]
- Sixto Sosa Díaz (16 June 1923[1] – 29 May 1943)[3]
- Crisanto Darío Mata Cova (21 October 1949 – 30 April 1966)[3] Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
- Mariano José Parra León (30 November 1966 – 12 March 1987)[3]
- Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (12 March 1987[3] – 17 September 2001)
- Diego Padrón (27 March 2002[4] – 24 May 2018)[5]
- Jesús González de Zárate Salas (24 May 2018[5] – present)
Auxiliary bishops[edit]
- Rafael Ignacio Arias Blanco (1937-1939), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia (1939-1954), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- Eduardo Herrera Riera (1965-1966), appointed Bishop of Guanare
- Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (1997-2000), appointed Bishop of Carúpano
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[edit]
- Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría, appointed Bishop of Maturín in 1958
- Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar in 1963
- Mariano José Parra Sandoval, appointed Bishop of San Fernando de Apure in 1994
Suffragan dioceses[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XV. 1923. pp. 99–102, 357, 611. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. pp. 938–9. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Episcopologio". Archdiocese of Cumaná (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.03.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments, 24.05.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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