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Archdiocese of Cumaná

Archidioecesis Cumanensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 16 May 1992
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 5,972 (2,306 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesisdecumana.es.tl/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Calle Bolivar 34, Cumana 6101-A, Edo. Sucre, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0293)431.41.31
  • Fax: 433.34.13

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Cumaná
12 October 1922ErectedDiocese of Guayana Diocese of Cumaná (erected)
21 June 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cumaná (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
18 July 1969Territory LostDiocese of Cumaná (Estado Nueva Esparta) Diocese of Margarita (erected)
Archdiocese of Cumaná
16 May 1992ElevatedDiocese of Cumaná Archdiocese of Cumaná
4 April 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Cumaná (Bermúdez, Arismendi, Benítez, Valdez, Marino, Andrés Mata, Cajigal, and Libertador) Diocese of Carúpano (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Cumaná
1949380,000.0%1514290123521ap1951
1966525,000535,90098.0%3815539,905169135ap1967
1970475,447484,44798.1%2721489,905226031ap1971
1976500,782510,60798.1%26204610,886217035ap1977
1980569,600583,00097.7%35165111,168176939ap1981
1990646,000694,00093.1%34124614,043137055ap1991
Archdiocese of Cumaná
1999781,276822,39695.0%37185514,205197743ap2000
2000306,500319,20896.0%288368,51395923ap2001
2001480,000505,86494.9%24113513,714124124ap2003
2003540,000600,01290.0%25103515,428124524ap2004
2004612,055680,07590.0%23103318,547114523ap2005
2006489,000515,00095.0%1992817,464104724ap2007
2013589,000728,00080.9%2863417,32364224ap2014
2016613,292780,55478.6%2612722,71411423ap2017
2019603,389685,56188.0%2312425,14112724ap2020
2021607,364716,70884.7%2913020,24511024ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Cumaná
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 211, to Page 213
  • Archdiocese of Cumaná
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 938, and Page 939

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