Diocese of Puerto Cabello

Dioecesis Portus Cabellensis

Bishop(s)

José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira, Bishop-Elect
Saúl Figueroa Albornoz, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 5 July 1994
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Venezuela
Square Kilometers: 729 (281 Square Miles)
Description: Puerto Cabello and Juan José Mora
Official Web Site: http://diocesisdepuertocabello.blogspot.com/
Mailing Address: Calle Bolivar 3-18, Zona Colonial, Puerto Cabello, Edo. Carabobo, Venezuela
Telephone: (0242)361.92.48
Fax: 361.08.77

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (5 Jul 1994 Appointed - 16 Jul 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Barinas)
Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D. † (5 Dec 2003 Appointed - 13 Mar 2010 Resigned)
Saúl Figueroa Albornoz (30 Apr 2011 Appointed - 25 Mar 2024 Retired)
José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira (25 Mar 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 July 1994	Erected	Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Puerto Cabello and Juan José Mora)	Diocese of Puerto Cabello (erected)

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

1999 284,000 315,000 90.2% 7 8 15 18,933 13 16 14 ap2000

2000 291,000 323,000 90.1% 9 7 16 18,187 12 14 14 ap2001

2001 270,000 300,000 90.0% 9 7 16 16,875 11 16 15 ap2002

2002 270,000 300,000 90.0% 11 4 15 18,000 8 17 15 ap2003

2003 270,000 300,000 90.0% 10 4 14 19,285 8 17 18 ap2004

2004 270,000 300,000 90.0% 11 4 15 18,000 8 17 18 ap2005

2013 313,000 346,000 90.5% 19 2 21 14,904 5 12 19 ap2014

2016 325,000 361,000 90.0% 22 2 24 13,541 3 11 20 ap2017

2019 337,100 373,600 90.2% 21 2 23 14,656 3 10 20 ap2020

2021 345,400 382,790 90.2% 20 20 17,270 1 10 20 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	284,000	315,000	90.2%	7	8	15	18,933	13	16	14	ap2000
2000	291,000	323,000	90.1%	9	7	16	18,187	12	14	14	ap2001
2001	270,000	300,000	90.0%	9	7	16	16,875	11	16	15	ap2002
2002	270,000	300,000	90.0%	11	4	15	18,000	8	17	15	ap2003
2003	270,000	300,000	90.0%	10	4	14	19,285	8	17	18	ap2004
2004	270,000	300,000	90.0%	11	4	15	18,000	8	17	18	ap2005
2013	313,000	346,000	90.5%	19	2	21	14,904	5	12	19	ap2014
2016	325,000	361,000	90.0%	22	2	24	13,541	3	11	20	ap2017
2019	337,100	373,600	90.2%	21	2	23	14,656	3	10	20	ap2020
2021	345,400	382,790	90.2%	20		20	17,270	1	10	20	ap2022