Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas
| Diocese of Barinas Dioecesis Barinensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mérida |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 35,200 km2 (13,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 647,000 609,000 (94.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 July 1965 (51 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas (Latin: Dioecesis Barinensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese, in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida, in western Venezuela's land-lockes Barinas state.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, located in the eponymous state capital Barinas.
History
- On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Barinas on territories split off from the Diocese of Calabozo and from their Metropolitan, Mérida in Venezuela.
- It lost territory on 3 December 2015 to establish (part of) the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito, in the same province.
Episcopal Ordinaries
- Suffragan Bishops of Barinas
- Rafael Angel González Ramírez (1965.07.23 – 1992.08.01)
- Antonio José López Castillo (1992.08.01 – 2001.12.27) ; previously Titular Bishop of Theuzi (1988.02.26 – 1992.08.01) & Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela) (1988.02.26 – 1992.08.01; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabozo (Venezuela) (2001.12.27 – 2007.12.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) (2007.12.22 – ...)
- Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2002.07.16 – retired 2013.08.30), previously Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) (1994.07.05 – 2002.07.16); later Apostolic Administrator of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela) (2013.12 – 2015.08.10)
- José Luis Azuaje Ayala (2013.08.30 – ...), also Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (2012.01.12 – ...); previously titular Bishop of Italica (1999.03.18 – 2006.07.15) & Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) (1999.03.18 – 2006.07.15), Apostolic Administrator of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela) (2005 – 2006.07.15), promoted Bishop of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (2006.07.15 – 2013.08.30)
See also
Sources and External links
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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Coordinates: 8°37′54″N 70°12′35″W / 8.6317°N 70.2098°W
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