Archdiocese of Cumaná
Latin Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela
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The Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
Country
Venezuela
VenezuelaArea6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2006)
- 515,000
- 489,000 (95.0%)
DenominationCatholic Church
Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 October 1922 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Jesús González de Zárate Salas |
| Bishops emeritus | Diego Padrón |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdecumana | |
History
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
Ordinaries
- 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
- 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
- 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
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