Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas

Diocese of Cabimas Dioecesis Cabimensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Maracaibo
Statistics
Area	9,342 km² (3,607 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 797,560 739,380 (92.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 July 1965 (51 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	William Enrique Delgado Silva

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabimas (Latin: Dioecesis Cabimensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cabimas in the Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo in Venezuela.

History

On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Cabimas from the Diocese of Maracaibo.

Constantino Maradei Donato † (23 Jul 1965 - 18 Nov 1969) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona
Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † (31 Mar 1970 - 26 Oct 1984) Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
Roberto Lückert León (27 Apr 1985 - 21 Jul 1993) Appointed, Bishop of Coro
Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (12 Mar 1994 - 30 Dec 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Los Teques
William Enrique Delgado Silva (26 Jul 2005 - 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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