Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques

Diocese of Machiques Dioecesis Machiquesensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Metropolitan	Maracaibo
Statistics
Area	25,350 km² (9,790 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 325,000 282,000 (86.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 May 1943 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jesus Alfonzo Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.
Emeritus Bishops	Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques (Latin: Dioecesis Machiquesensis) is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.

History

On 26 May 1943 Pope Pius XII erected the diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate. The Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 9 April 2011.

Ángel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap. † (4 Sep 1944 - Jan 1954)
Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † (19 Dec 1955 - 10 Mar 1986)
Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † (10 Mar 1986 - 7 Oct 1995)
Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. (24 Jan 199 - 9 Apr 2011)
Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (9 Apr 2011 - present)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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