Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo

Diocese of Punto Fijo Dioecesis Punctifixensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Coro
Statistics
Area	3,405 km2 (1,315 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 267,700 252,954 (94.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 July 1997 (21 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo (Latin: Dioecesis Punctifixensis) is a diocese located in the city of Punto Fijo in the Ecclesiastical province of Coro in Venezuela.

History

On 12 July 1997 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.

Leadership

• Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (1997-07-12 – present)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Punto Fijo.

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}