Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Barinas
latin= Dioecesis Barinensis
country= Venezuela| metropolitan= Mérida
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
cocathedral =
area= 35,200
population= 647,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 609,000
catholics_percent= 94.1
bishop= Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas {Latin: " Barinen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Barinas in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
History
* July 23, 1965: Established as Diocese of Barinas from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida
Leadership
* Bishops of Barinas (Roman rite)
** Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2002.07.16 – present)
** Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo (1992.08.01 – 2001.12.27)
** Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez (1965.07.23 – 1992.08.01)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bari1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbari.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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