Archdiocese of Cumaná Archidioecesis Cumanensis |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,152 km2 (2,375 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 515,000 489,000 (95.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 October 1922 (94 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Inés |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Diego Padrón |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cumaná (Latin: Archidioecesis Cumanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cumaná in Venezuela.
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana. Blessed John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992.
Coordinates: 10°27′54″N 64°10′29″W / 10.4649°N 64.1747°W