Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of Puerto Cabello

Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis

Location
Country| Venezuela
Metropolitan| Valencia en Venezuela
Statistics
Area| 729 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
300,000
270,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Established| 5 July 1994 (30 years ago)
Cathedral| Catedral San José
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Saúl Figueroa Albornoz
Bishops emeritus| Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puerto Cabello in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.

## History

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On 5 July 1994, John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Cabello from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia.

## Ordinaries

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* Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (1994.07.05 – 2002.07.16)
* Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D. (2003.12.05 – 2010.03.13)
* Saúl Figueroa Albornoz (2011.04.30 – present)

## See also

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* Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]

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Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

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* Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
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* Archdiocese of Mérida
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Province of Valencia en Venezuela|

* Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela
* Diocese of Maracay
* Diocese of Puerto Cabello
* Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris jurisdictions|

* Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
* Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
* Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
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* Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho
* Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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