Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
Diocese of Valle de la Pascua Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabozo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 37,900 km2 (14,600 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 July 1992 (33 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral, Valle de la Pascua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ricardo Barreto Cairo |
| Bishops emeritus | Ramón Aponte Fernández |
| Map | |
The Diocese of Valle de la Pascua (Latin: Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Valle de la Pascua. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabozo in Venezuela.
History
The diocese was established as the Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, split from the Diocese of Calabozo on 25 July 1992.
Ordinaries
- Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (25 July 1992 – 27 December 2002)
- Ramón José Aponte Fernández (5 March 2004 – 11 January 2024)
See also
References
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]