Diocese of Trujillo Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Mérida |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 712,697 677,062 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 4 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Trinidad Fernández Angulo |
Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo ( Latin: Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of Trujillo in the ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
On 4 June 1957 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.
The episcopal headquarters is in the city of Trujillo, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is located.
Its territory is divided into 79 parishes, a Rectory and a Vicariate.
Diocese of Trujillo Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Mérida |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 712,697 677,062 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 4 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Trinidad Fernández Angulo |
Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo ( Latin: Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of Trujillo in the ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
On 4 June 1957 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.
The episcopal headquarters is in the city of Trujillo, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is located.
Its territory is divided into 79 parishes, a Rectory and a Vicariate.