Roman Catholic Diocese of Maturín

Diocese of Maturín Dioecesis Maturinensis
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Ciudad Bolívar
Statistics
Area	28,900 km² (11,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 700,000 610,000 (87.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 May 1958 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Enrique Pérez Lavado
Emeritus Bishops	Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría

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)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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