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Suffragan diocese El Tigre, Venezuela

Diocese of El Tigre

Tigren(sis)

Latin rite diocese in the south of Anzoategui state, Venezuela, with its see at El Tigre. Erected 31 May 2018 by Pope Francis when it was split off from the Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cumana and comprises 14 parishes.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral in El Tigre, in El Tigre, Venezuela.

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Established
2018
Catholics
350,225
Priests
7
Territory
22,978 km²

Parishes and churches

17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Jose Manuel Romero Barrios
Born
9 April 1955
Birthplace
Pariaguán

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The cathedral

Cathedral in El Tigre stands in El Tigre, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

In the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela, the Catholic Church maintains the Latin Church Diocese of El Tigre (Latin: Dioecesis Tigrensis). The city of El Tigre serves as its episcopal see, and the diocese is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná.