Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona

The Diocese of Barcelona (Latin Dioecesis Barcinonensis in Venetiola ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic diocese based in Barcelona.

History

The Diocese of Barcelona was born on June 7, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Dei Summa voluntate built out of territory of the diocese of Ciudad Bolívar and the Archdiocese of Caracas is a suffragan. On June 21, 1958, was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar. On 16 May 1992, the diocese of Barcelona was placed under the Archbishopric of Cumana.

Bishops of Barcelona

  • José Humberto Paparoni, 1954-1959
  • Angel Pérez Cisneros, 1960-1969, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Mérida
  • Constantino Maradei Donato, 1969-1991
  • Miguel Delgado Ávila SDB, 1991-1997
  • César Ortega Ramón Herrera, 1998-2014
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