Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of Maturín Dioecesis Maturinensis

Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Ciudad Bolívar
Statistics
Area	28,900 km (11,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 700,000 610,000 (87.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 May 1958 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Enrique Pérez Lavado

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín (Latin: Dioecesis Maturinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Maturín in the ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

On 24 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maturín from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar.

Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría (24 May 1958 – 7 May 1994)
Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (7 May 1994 – 27 Mar 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cumaná
Enrique Pérez Lavado (9 Aug 2003 – present)

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