Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barcelona is a diocese
located in the city of Barcelona
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cumaná in Venezuela.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Barcelona
Barcelona, Anzoátegui
Barcelona is the capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela and was founded in 1671. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lecheria and Guanta, Barcelona forms one of the most important urban areas of Venezuela with a population of approximately 950,000.-History:...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cumaná in Venezuela.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Barcelona (Roman rite)- Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera (1998.07.15 – present)
- Bishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera (Apostolic Administrator 1997.06.21 – 1998.07.15)
- Bishop Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. (1991.11.16 – 1997.06.21)
- Bishop Constantino Maradei Donato (1969.11.18 – 1991.11.16)
- Archbishop Angel Pérez Cisneros (1960.05.23 – 1969.07.25)
- Bishop José Humberto Paparoni (1954.10.04 – 1959.10.01)