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Diocese of Margarita

Dioecesis Margaritensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 July 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cumaná
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 1,150 (444 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Calle Union 11-20, La Asuncion 6301-A, Edo. Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0295)2422.740
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 July 1969ErectedDiocese of Cumaná (Estado Nueva Esparta) Diocese of Margarita (erected)
16 May 1992Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Margarita (from Ciudad Bolívar)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970115,000120,00095.8%105157,6666199ap1971
1976140,000146,00095.9%154197,36883017ap1977
1980143,000155,00092.3%164207,15092018ap1981
1990183,000187,00097.9%193228,31873521ap1991
1999355,000365,00097.3%1882613,653133929ap2000
2000360,000370,00097.3%2052514,40062729ap2001
2001365,000375,00097.3%2152614,03872429ap2002
2002370,000385,00096.1%2252713,70372429ap2003
2003329,217396,64783.0%2452911,352162829ap2004
2004335,815398,71284.2%2653110,832163229ap2005
2013387,000457,00084.7%3133411,382143029ap2014
2016394,995476,00083.0%3443810,3941652629ap2017
2019409,000494,80082.7%3033312,3931642829ap2020
2021452,000606,24774.6%2632915,5861342629ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 30, to Page 32
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 938, and Page 939

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