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 (80 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas |
Bishops emeritus | Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques ( Latin: Dioecesis Machiquesensis) is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
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.