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Diocese of Machiques

Dioecesis Machiquesensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 9 April 2011
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Maracaibo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 25,300 (9,772 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Plaza Bolivar, Avda Santa Teresa con Calle Sucre, Machiques 4021, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela
  • Telephone: 412.164.92.89; 424.660.19.94

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
26 May 1943ErectedDiocese of Zulia (Paez, Perijà, northern part of Mara, and part of Colon) Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques (erected)
28 January 1995Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Machiques (Páez and Northern part of Mara along with Gonzalo Antonio) Archdiocese of Maracaibo
28 January 1995Territory AddedArchdiocese of Maracaibo (Parts of Encontrados and Udón Pérez) Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
Diocese of Machiques
9 April 2011ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Machiques Diocese of Machiques

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
195044,36147,01194.4%10104,43615176ap1951
196691,38994,69196.5%311146,527154611ap1967
197092,40098,50093.8%510156,160174612ap1971
1976125,000150,00083.3%418225,681274213ap1977
1980145,000174,00083.3%320236,304364113ap1981
1990200,000245,00081.6%221238,695304017ap1991
1999225,000250,00090.0%4101416,0711123010ap2000
2000225,000250,00090.0%491317,3073193110ap2001
2001220,000260,00084.6%4101415,7141143012ap2002
2002220,000260,00084.6%5131812,2221233312ap2003
2003230,000275,00083.6%7132011,5001253512ap2004
2004250,000290,00086.2%9101913,1571183814ap2005
2010282,000325,00086.8%1282014,1001143817ap2011
Diocese of Machiques
2013295,000340,00086.8%1472114,0471113517ap2014
2016297,500361,10082.4%1541915,657153017ap2017
2019315,000386,15081.6%1421619,687162517ap2020
2021314,440387,53581.1%1321520,962162817ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 41, and Page 42
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 529, and Page 530
  • Diocese of Machiques
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 435, and Page 436

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