Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Dioecesis Vallispaschalensis

Bishop(s)

Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo, Bishop
Ramón José Aponte Fernández, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 25 July 1992
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Calabozo
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Venezuela
Square Kilometers: 37,000 (14,291 Square Miles)
Description: Infante, Chaguaramas, Las Mercedes del Llano, El Socorro, José Félix Rivas, Pedro Zaraza, José Tadeo Monagas, San José de Guaribe, and Santa María de Ipire
Mailing Address: Calle Espana 1, Urb. Guamachal, Quinta "Villa de la Paz", Valle de la Pascua 2307, Edo. Guarico, Venezuela
Telephone: (0235)3422.411

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo † (25 Jul 1992 Appointed - 27 Dec 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Acarigua-Araure)
Ramón José Aponte Fernández (5 Mar 2004 Appointed - 11 Jan 2024 Retired)
Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo (11 Jan 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 July 1992	Erected	Diocese of Calabozo (Monagas, Ribas, Infante, and Zaraza)	Diocese of Valle de la Pascua (erected)
17 June 1995	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Valle de la Pascua (from Ciudad Bolívar)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1999 318,000 320,250 99.3% 12 4 16 19,875 4 28 25 ap2000

2000 242,000 350,000 69.1% 12 4 16 15,125 4 30 23 ap2001

2001 242,000 350,000 69.1% 14 4 18 13,444 4 30 23 ap2002

2002 352,000 360,000 97.8% 13 4 17 20,705 4 31 24 ap2003

2003 352,000 360,000 97.8% 14 4 18 19,555 4 31 25 ap2004

2004 352,000 360,000 97.8% 14 4 18 19,555 4 31 25 ap2005

2010 389,000 396,000 98.2% 27 4 31 12,548 1 4 21 28 ap2011

2014 412,000 420,000 98.1% 25 4 29 14,206 3 8 16 32 ap2015

2017 429,390 437,610 98.1% 27 4 31 13,851 4 4 23 36 ap2018

2020 443,350 453,000 97.9% 25 2 27 16,420 4 2 27 31 ap2021

2022 320,000 423,000 75.7% 23 2 25 12,800 6 4 14 31 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	318,000	320,250	99.3%	12	4	16	19,875		4	28	25	ap2000
2000	242,000	350,000	69.1%	12	4	16	15,125		4	30	23	ap2001
2001	242,000	350,000	69.1%	14	4	18	13,444		4	30	23	ap2002
2002	352,000	360,000	97.8%	13	4	17	20,705		4	31	24	ap2003
2003	352,000	360,000	97.8%	14	4	18	19,555		4	31	25	ap2004
2004	352,000	360,000	97.8%	14	4	18	19,555		4	31	25	ap2005
2010	389,000	396,000	98.2%	27	4	31	12,548	1	4	21	28	ap2011
2014	412,000	420,000	98.1%	25	4	29	14,206	3	8	16	32	ap2015
2017	429,390	437,610	98.1%	27	4	31	13,851	4	4	23	36	ap2018
2020	443,350	453,000	97.9%	25	2	27	16,420	4	2	27	31	ap2021
2022	320,000	423,000	75.7%	23	2	25	12,800	6	4	14	31	ap2023