Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita

The Diocese of Margarita (Latin: Dioecesis Margaritensis ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic diocese based in La Asunción on Isla Margarita. It includes the state of Nueva Esparta.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded the bishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Verba Christi on July 18, 1969 of territory of the Diocese of Cumana and the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolivar was assumed as suffragan.

With the elevation of the bishopric to Cumana Metropolitanerzbistum On 16 May 1992 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province.

Bishops of Margarita

  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (18 June 1969-2. October 1973, then Bishop of La Guaira )
  • Tulio Manuel Varela Chirivella (5 April 1974-18. October 1982, then Archbishop of Barquisimeto)
  • César Ortega Ramón Herrera (25 August 1983-15. July 1998, then Bishop of Barcelona)
  • Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (18 March 1999-12. February 2008, then Bishop of Maracay )
  • Jorge Quintero Anibal Chacón ( since 19 December 2008)
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