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Diocese of Maracay

Dioecesis Maracayensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 June 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 7,014 (2,709 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesisdemaracay.org.ve/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Av. Rotaria c/c Av. Las Delicias, Maracay, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0243)241.70.65
  • Fax: 242.85.50

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 June 1958ErectedDiocese of Calabozo
Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
Diocese of Maracay (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966370,037377,58998.0%4624705,2864719634ap1967
1968401,659.0%48227004218729ap1971
1976707,000745,00094.9%35266111,5903618440ap1977
1980635,011697,81491.0%34255910,7622916437ap1981
19901,189,4201,321,57890.0%32296119,4984117141ap1991
19991,350,0001,500,00090.0%69249314,5163611746ap2000
20001,374,4531,527,25790.0%53227518,32613411746ap2001
20011,606,8831,785,42690.0%58217920,340133311746ap2002
20021,264,2171,453,12387.0%57227916,002136010952ap2003
20031,323,2141,520,93687.0%57288515,567135610953ap2004
20041,382,0831,588,74987.0%58248216,85412469457ap2005
20131,559,0001,884,00082.7%66208618,12713348354ap2014
20161,525,1001,964,56277.6%67178418,15512338157ap2017
20191,584,3002,040,80077.6%56177321,70212357360ap2020
20211,623,2502,091,00077.6%62117322,23612248065ap2022

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


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