Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques

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Diocese of Los Teques

Dioecesis Tequinensis
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Cathedral
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Caracas
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,300,000
1,100,000 (84.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 23 July 1965 (59 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral San Felipe Neri
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez
Emeritus Bishops Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques (Latin: Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

History

On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Ordinaries

  • Juan José Bernal Ortiz (1965.07.25 – 1980.10.19)
  • Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1981.01.31 – 1995.12.02)
  • Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1995.12.02 – 1999.04.14)
  • Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (1999.06.05 – 2004.12.30)
  • Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (2004.12.30 – present)

See also

Sources

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