Archdiocese of Calabozo
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Archdiocese of Calabozo Archidioecesis Calabocensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calabozo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 560,000 519,000 (92.7%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 March 1863 (154 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Todos Los Santos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez |
| Emeritus Bishops | Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. |
The Archdiocese of Calabozo (Latin: Archidioecesis Calabocensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.
The Archdiocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), and its first bishop was consecrated 30 October 1881. Saint John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 17 June 1995.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 8°56′03″N 67°25′39″W / 8.9342°N 67.4275°W
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