Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo
Archdiocese of Calabozo Archidioecesis Calabocensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 March 1863 (161 years ago) |
| Cathedral | All Saints Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo (
until 1995.History
The original diocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by
As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has 2 suffragans:Bishops
Ordinaries
- Salustiano Crespo † (4 Aug 1881 – 12 Jul 1888)
- Felipe Neri Sendra (Sendrea) † (25 Sep 1891 – 9 May 1921)
- Arturo Celestino Álvarez † (9 May 1921 – 8 Jan 1952)
- Antonio Ignacio Camargo † (8 Jan 1952 – 2 Sep 1957) Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo
- Domingo Roa Pérez † (3 Oct 1957 – 16 Jan 1961) Appointed, Bishop of Maracaibo
- Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. † (16 Jan 1961 – 20 Aug 1979) Appointed, Archbishop of Mérida
- Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. (24 Mar 1980 – 27 Dec 2001)
- Antonio José López Castillo (27 Dec 2001 – 22 Dec 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
- Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (10 Dec 2008 – present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Arturo Celestino Álvarez † (1919-1921)
- Antonio Ignacio Camargo † (1949-1952)
Auxiliary bishops
- Antonio Ignacio Camargo † (1947-1949), appointed Coadjutor here
- Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas † (1998-2001), appointed Bishop of San Fernando de Apure
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Catholic Hierarchy.[self-published source]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Calabozo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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