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Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita

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Diocese of Margarita

Dioecesis Margaritensis
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCumaná
Statistics
Area1,050 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
398,712
335,815 (84.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established18 July 1969 (55 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFernando José Castro Aguayo
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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

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

Special churches

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Ordinaries

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See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Margarita". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Margarita". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)