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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Calabozo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin: Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Calabozo, Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.

History

The original diocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995. As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has 2 suffragans:

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

See also

References

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Calabozo" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.

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