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Diocese of Punto Fijo

Dioecesis Punctifixensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 12 July 1997
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Coro
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 3,405 (1,315 Square Miles)
  • Description: Carirubana, Falcón, and Los Taques
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Sucre, Plaza Jose Leonardo Chirinos, Punto Fijo, Edo. Falcon, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0269)247.68.70
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
12 July 1997ErectedDiocese of Coro (Paraguaná peninsula) Diocese of Punto Fijo (erected)
23 November 1998Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Punto Fijo (from Maracaibo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999298,000314,00094.9%1372014,900282021ap2000
2000306,000322,00095.0%1251718,000252518ap2001
2001480,000505,76494.9%1462024,0002102819ap2002
2002241,000254,57894.7%1462012,0502103121ap2003
2003251,000265,63294.5%1672310,9132143019ap2004
2004252,954267,70094.5%1562112,045293019ap2005
2010273,000294,00092.9%1562113,0002102819ap2011
2013285,000308,00092.5%1792610,9612111520ap2014
2016297,016320,33192.7%1812309,9001121521ap2017
2019308,720332,94092.7%2311349,080111623ap2020
2021315,740341,00092.6%2212349,2861121626ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 604, and Page 605
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 148, and Page 149

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