Diocese of Margarita Dioecesis Margaritensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Cumaná |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 398,712 335,815 (84.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 18 July 1969 (55 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fernando José Castro Aguayo |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita (Latin: Dioecesis Margaritensis) is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.