Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Maracay
latin= Dioecesis Maracayensis
country= Venezuela| metropolitan=Valencia en Venezuela
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
cocathedral =
area= 7,014
population= 1,588,749
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 1,382,083
catholics_percent= 87.0
bishop= Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay {Latin: " Maracayen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Maracay in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela in Venezuela.
History
* June 21, 1958: Established as Diocese of Maracay from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas
Leadership
* Bishops of Maracay (Roman rite)
** Bishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (2008.02.12 – present)
** Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (Apostolic Administrator 2007.07 – 2008.02.12)
** Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot (2003.02.05 – 2007.04.10)
** Bishop José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. (1987.06.24 – 2003.02.05)
** Bishop Feliciano González Ascanio (1962.07.31 – 1986.12.13)
** Cardinal José Alí Lebrún Moratinos (1958.06.21 – 1962.03.19)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mara2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmrcy.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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