Diocese of Trujillo Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Mérida |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 712,697 677,062 (95.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 4 June 1957 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Latin: Dioecesis Truxillensis in Venetiola) is a diocese located in the city of Trujillo in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida in Venezuela.
On 4 June 1957 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida.