Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello

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 (21 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Saúl Figueroa Albornoz
Emeritus Bishops	Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, S.O.D.

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

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

Ordinaries

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)

Sources

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia en 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 Syrian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita

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