Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita

Diocese of Margarita Dioecesis Margaritensis

Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Cumaná
Statistics
Area	1,050 km² (410 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 398,712 335,815 (84.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 July 1969 (47 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco José Castro Aguayo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita (Latin: Dioecesis Margaritensis) is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná.^[1]^[2]

Cathedral:
- Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de El Valle, El Valle del Espíritu Santo

Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † (18 Jun 1969 - 2 Oct 1973) Appointed, Bishop of La Guaira
Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (5 Apr 1974 - 18 Oct 1982) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
César Ramón Ortega Herrera (25 Aug 1983 - 15 Jul 1998) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (18 Mar 1999 - 12 Feb 2008) Appointed, Bishop of Maracay
Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (19 Dec 2008 – 11 Jul 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona^[3]
Francisco José Castro Aguayo (4 Aug 2015 – 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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