Diocese of

Valle de la Pascua

Venezuela

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Area: 37,000 km²

Population: 316,000 Catholics (75.1% of 421,000 total) (2020)

Statistics: 31 parishes, 27 priests (25 diocesan, 2 religious), 4 deacons, 19 lay religious (2 brothers, 17 sisters), 8 seminarians (2020)

Ecclesiastical Province: Calabozo

Neighbouring Dioceses: Calabozo (←), Maracay (↖), Los Teques (↖), Guarenas (↑), Barcelona (↗), El Tigre (→), Ciudad Bolívar (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (February 2)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 26

Address: "Villa La Paz", Calle España N° 1, Urbanización Guamachal I, Código Postal 2307, Valle de la Pascua, Estado Guárico, Venezuela

History

1992.07.25: Established as Diocese of Valle de la Pascua / Vallispaschalen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of Caracas)
1995.06.17: Became suffragan of Calabozo

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Valle de la Pascua, Guárico

Present Prelates

Bishop (2004.03.05 – ...):

Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Valle de la Pascua (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (73)
(2004.03.05 – ...)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

Born:	1948.09.23 (Carache, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:	1974.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.05.22

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (2004.03.05 – ...)

Bishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo
(1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)

Born:	1942.08.16 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:	1965.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.10.07
Died:	2013.10.30 († 71)

Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)

Bishop of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela) (2002.12.27 – 2013.10.30)

as of 2022.08.06

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