Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of Los Teques Dioecesis Tequinensis

Cathedral
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Caracas
Statistics
Area	2,295 km (886 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,300,000 1,100,000 (84.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 July 1965 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Philip Neri Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez
Bishops emeritus	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques (Latin: Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

History

On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Juan José Bernal Ortiz (1965.07.25 – 1980.10.19), Archbishop (personal title)
Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1981.01.31 – 1995.12.02)
Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1995.12.02 – 1999.04.14), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (1999.06.05 – 2004.12.30), Archbishop (personal title)
Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (2004.12.30 – present)

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