Diocese of

Valle de la Pascua

Venezuela Venezuela

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Valle de la Pascua / Vallispaschalen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Calabozo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (February 2)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 26

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: "Villa La Paz", Calle España N° 1, Urbanización Guamachal I, Código Postal 2307, Valle de la Pascua, Estado Guárico, Venezuela

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.01.11 – ...):Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo (56)Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Valle de la Pascua (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo (56)Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo (56)
(2024.01.11 – ...)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Born:1968.07.07 (Ciudad de Panamá, Panama)
Ordained Priest:1998.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:2019.11.23

Priest of La Guaira (Venezuela) (1998.08.15 – 2019.09.17)

Titular Bishop of Badiæ (2019.09.17 – 2024.01.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (2019.09.17 – 2024.01.11)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (2024.01.11 – ...)

Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (76)Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (76)
(2004.03.05 – 2024.01.11)

Bishop emeritus of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Born:1948.09.23 (Carache, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1974.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:2004.05.22

Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela) (1974.08.17 – 2004.03.05)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (2004.03.05 – 2024.01.11)

Bishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo
(1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)

Born:1942.08.16 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1965.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:1992.10.07
Died:2013.10.30 († 71)

Priest of Trujillo (Venezuela) (1965.08.01 – 1992.07.25)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)

Bishop of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela) (2002.12.27 – 2013.10.30)

Special Churches

Calabozo (←), Maracay (↖), Los Teques (↖), Guarenas (↑), Barcelona (↗), El Tigre (→), Ciudad Bolívar (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 37,000 km²

Population: 352,000 Catholics (82.1% of 429,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 31 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 27 priests (25 diocesan, 2 religious), 6 deacons, 17 religious (2 brothers, 15 sisters), 13 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.29

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