Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo (Latin: Dioecesis Punctifixensis) is a diocese located in the city of Punto Fijo in the Ecclesiastical province of Coro in Venezuela.

Diocese of Punto Fijo Dioecesis Punctifixensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Coro
Statistics
Area	3,405 km^2 (1,315 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 July 1997 (23 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza
Map

History

On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.

Bishops

• Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (1997-07-12 – 2014-06-07)
• Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (2016-06-04 - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares, appointed Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela in 2003

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}