Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas

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Diocese of Barinas
Dioecesis Barinensis
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Metropolitan: Mérida
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 35,200 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
647,000 (2006)
609,000 (94.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Ordinaries
Bishop: Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas {Latin: Barinen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Barinas in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.

[edit] History

  • July 23, 1965: Established as Diocese of Barinas from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Barinas (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2002.07.16 – present)
    • Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo (1992.08.01 – 2001.12.27)
    • Bishop Rafael Angel González Ramírez (1965.07.23 – 1992.08.01)

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