The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Tigre (Latin: Dioecesis Tigrensis) is a diocese located in the city of El Tigre in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
Diocese of El Tigre Dioecesis Tigrensis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Cumaná |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,978 km2 (8,872 sq mi) |
Population - Total | (as of 2018) 406,050 |
Parishes | 14 |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 31 May 2018 (6 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral in El Tigre |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Manuel Romero Barrios |
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The diocese covers an area of the some part of the Anzoátegui State. It's divided into 14 parishes, having 13 priests and 6 seminarians all together.
History
editOn May 31, 2018, Pope Francis established the Diocese of El Tigre, when it was split off from the Diocese of Barcelona in Venezuela.[1]
Ordinaries
edit- José Manuel Romero Barrios (since 31 May 2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Erezione della diocesi di El Tigre (Venezuela) e nomina del primo Vescovo". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 2018-05-31.
External links
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