The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques (Latin: Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.
Diocese of Los Teques Dioecesis Tequinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Caracas |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,300,000 1,100,000 (84.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 23 July 1965 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Philip Neri Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez |
Bishops emeritus | Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales |
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History
editOn 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Juan José Bernal Ortiz (1965.07.25 – 1980.10.19), Archbishop (personal title)
- Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1981.01.31 – 1995.12.02)
- Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1995.12.02 – 1999.04.14), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
- Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (1999.06.05 – 2004.12.30), Archbishop (personal title)
- Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (2004.12.30 – present)
Auxiliary bishop
edit- Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1977-1981), appointed Bishop here
See also
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