Suffragan diocese Cabimas, Venezuela
Diocese of Cabimas
Cabimen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Zulia state, Venezuela, with its see at Cabimas on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo. Erected 23 July 1965 from the Archdiocese of Maracaibo, of which it is a suffragan. Its cathedral is the Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in Cabimas.
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- Established
- 1965
- Catholics
- 739,380
- Priests
- 56
- Territory
- 9,342 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Angel Francisco Caraballo Fermin
- Born
- 30 May 1965
- Birthplace
- Puerto Ordaz
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral stands in Cabimas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In the city of Cabimas, within the ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo in Venezuela, lies the Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Dioecesis Cabimensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church.
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- Diocese of Cabimas announces "Con la fe en alta" festival
- Bishop Nicolás Nava presides over patronal feast in El Mecocal
- Bishop Nicolás Nava celebrates Solemnity patronal in El Mecocal
- Diocese of Cabimas hosts CAJUMI 2026
- Diocese of Cabimas confirms 68
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