Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Coro

Archdiocese of Coro
Archidioecesis Corensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Statistics
Area 21,760 km2 (8,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
529,000
458,000 (86.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 12 October 1922 (94 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Basílica de Santa Ana
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Roberto Lückert León

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Coro (Latin: Archidioecesis Corensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in western Venezuela.[1][2]

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica and Minor World Heritage Site: Catedral Basílica de Santa Ana, located in the city of (Santa Ana de) Coro, the capital of Falcón State.

A second Minor Basilica and Minor World Heritage Site is the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de El Carrizal, also in Coro.

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and a single Suffragan bishopric :

History

On 21 June 1531, the first Diocese of Coro was established by Pope Clement VII, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. That diocese was suppressed on 20 June 1637 and its territory used to establish the Diocese of Caracas (now Metropolitan).

On 14 August 1867 Pope Pius IX restored it shortly as the Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto from the suppressed Diocese of Barquisimeto, joining both titles. Coro was once again suppressed as a see and title when the diocese's name and see were changed back to the Diocese of Barquisimeto on 22 October 1869.

The present Diocese of Coro was established by Pope Pius XI on 12 October 1922. On 13 July 1997 it lost territory to establish its suffragan, the Diocese of Punto Fijo.

The diocese was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro on 23 November 23, 1998.[3][4]

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

First diocese

Suffragan Bishops of Coro
(Diocese suppressed 1637)

Current (arch)diocese

Suffragan Bishop of Coro y Barquisimeto (Coro and Barquisimeto)
Suffragan Bishops of Coro
Metropolitan Archbishops of Coro

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archdiocese of Caracas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  2. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Coro". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Coro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  5. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera" retrieved December 4, 2015
  6. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Ballesteros (Vallesteros)" retrieved December 4, 2015
  7. ↑ "Bishop Pedro Sánchez Martín, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  8. ↑ "Bishop Juan Manual Martínez de Manzanillo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  9. ↑ "Father Pedro Mártir Palomino, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  10. ↑ "Bishop Domingo de Salinas, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  11. ↑ "Bishop Domingo (Pedro) de Oña, O. de M. †" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  12. ↑ "Bishop Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  13. ↑ "Bishop Gonzalo de Angulo, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
  14. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan López de Agurto de la Mata" retrieved December 4, 2015

Coordinates: 11°24′27″N 69°40′40″W / 11.4075°N 69.6779°W / 11.4075; -69.6779

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