Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo is a diocese
located in the city of Trujillo
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Mérida 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 Trujillo
Trujillo, Trujillo
Trujillo is the capital city of Trujillo State in Venezuela. About 40,000 people live in this city.Founded by one the "Conquistadores de America", Diego García de Paredes, son of Diego Garcia de Paredes , , Spanish soldier and duellist, native of Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain. This city is...
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 Mérida in Venezuela.
History
- June 4, 1957.06.04: Established as Diocese of Trujillo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mérida
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 Trujillo (Roman rite)- Bishop Vicente Ramón Hernández Peña (1982.06.11 – present)
- Bishop José Léon Rojas Chaparro (1961.12.13 – 1982.06.11)
- Bishop Arturo Ignacio Camargo (1957.09.02 – 1961.12.13)