Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná

The Archdiocese of Cumana (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis, Spanish: Archidiócesis de Cumana ) is a location in Venezuela Roman Catholic diocese based in Cumana. It includes part of the Venezuelan state of Sucre.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded it on 12 October 1922 with the bull ad munus of cessions of territory of the diocese of Ciudad Bolívar and became the Archdiocese of Caracas assumed as suffragan. On June 21, 1958, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar.

With the Apostolic Constitution necessitate adducti it was collected on 16 May 1992, the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cumana

  • Sixto Sosa Díaz (16 June 1923-29. May 1943 )
  • Crisanto Darío Mata Cova (21 October 1949-30. April 1966, then Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar )
  • Mariano José Parra León (30 November 1966-12. March 1987)
  • Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (March 12, 1987-4. April 2000)

Archbishops of Cumana

  • Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa (4 April 2000-17. September 2001)
  • Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez ( since 27 March 2002)

Statistics

Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita States of Venezuela Sucre (Venezuela) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Coro Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas Roman Catholic Diocese of Carora Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarenas Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Cabello Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
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