Suffragan diocese Maracay, Venezuela
Diocese of Maracay
Maracayen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Aragua state, Venezuela, with its see at Maracay. Erected 21 June 1958 from the Diocese of Calabozo and the Archdiocese of Caracas; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela. Its cathedral is the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Maracay.
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- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 1,382,083
- Priests
- 92
- Territory
- 7,014 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
- Enrique Jose Parravano Marino
- Born
- 8 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Turmero
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral stands in Maracay, 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
Seated in the city of Maracay, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Maracayensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela.