Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Machiques / Machiquesen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Maracaibo
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: July 14
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Address: Frente a la Plaza BolĂvar, Machiques, Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Bishop (2019.10.19 â ...): | Bishop NicolĂĄs Gregorio Nava Rojas (60) |
Bishops of Machiques (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop NicolĂĄs Gregorio Nava Rojas (60) Bishop of Machiques (Venezuela)
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Bishop JesĂșs Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (73)
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Vicars Apostolic of Machiques (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Ramiro DĂaz SĂĄnchez, O.M.I. (89) Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum
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Bishop AgustĂn Romualdo Alvarez RodrĂguez, O.F.M. Cap.
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Bishop Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap.
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Bishop Ăngel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap.
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Area: 25,300 kmÂČ
Population: 307,400 Catholics (81.1% of 378,861 total)
Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes
Personnel: 16 priests (13 diocesan, 3 religious), 30 religious (5 brothers, 25 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.04.30
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