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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Barquisimeto
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto () is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in northwestern Venezuela's Lara state. History * Established on 7 March 1863 as Diocese of Barquisimeto, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Mérida (now Metropolitan) * Suppressed on 14 August 1867, its territory reassigned to the new, short-lived Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto (in fact a see transfer to Coro) * Restored on 22 October 1869 as Diocese of Barquisimeto from that (suppressed) Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto * Lost territory on 12 October 1922 to establish the Diocese of Coro and on 7 June 1954 to establish the Diocese of Guanare, its own suffragan * Promoted on 30 April 1966 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. * Lost territory again to establish two more suffragans : on 7 October 1966 the Diocese of San Felipe and on 25 July 1922 the Diocese of Carora. Special churches Its cathedral episcopal see is the very modern Cathedral of Our Lady of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Rodríguez Y Obregón
Gregorio is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gregorio Aglipay (1860–1940), Filipino revolutionary and first supreme bishop of the Philippine Independent Church * Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguayan army general and de facto President of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 * Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), Argentine historian, physician and writer * Gregorio S. Araneta (1869–1930), Filipino lawyer, businessman and nationalist * Gregorio Benito (1946–2020), Spanish retired footballer * Gregorio C. Brillantes, Filipino writer * Gregorio di Cecco (c. 1390–after 1424), Italian painter * Gregório Nunes Coronel (c. 1548–c. 1620), Portuguese theologian, writer and preacher * Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916), Mexican-American tenant farmer and folk hero * Gregorio De Gregori (), printer in Renaissance Venice * Gregorio del Pilar (1875–1899), Philippine Revolutionary Forces general during the Philippine Revolution and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Barinas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas () is a suffragan Latin diocese, in the ecclesiastical province of Mérida, in western Venezuela's land-locked Barinas state. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, located in the eponymous state capital Barinas. History * On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Barinas on territories split off from the Diocese of Calabozo and from their Metropolitan, Mérida in Venezuela. * It lost territory on 3 December 2015 to establish (part of) the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito, in the same province. Bishops Episcopal ordinaries ;''Suffragan Bishops of Barinas'' * Rafael Angel González Ramírez (1965.07.23 – 1992.08.01) * Antonio José López Castillo (1992.08.01 – 2001.12.27); previously Titular Bishop of Theuzi (1988.02.26 – 1992.08.01) and Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela) (1988.02.26 – 1992.08.01; later Metropolitan Archb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Maracaibo
The Archdiocese of Maracaibo () is an archdiocese in Venezuela. Since November 2000, its Archbishop has been Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera. The city of Maracaibo, the second largest in Venezuela, has a population of approximately 2,800,000. The Archdiocese covers a total area of 10,761 square kilometers (4,156 square miles) in Zulia State. History The archdiocese was first established as the Diocese of Mérida by Pope Leo XIII on 28 July 1897 as part of the Archdiocese of Caracas. It was renamed the Diocese of Zulia (2 January 1953) and renamed again as the Diocese of Maracaibo (23 July 1965). Finally it was elevated to Archdiocese on 30 April 1966. Maracaibo was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1985. Bishops Ordinaries * Francisco Marvéz (25 Oct 1897 – 17 Dec 1904) * Arturo Celestino Álvarez (16 Aug 1910 – 18 Dec 1919) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Calabozo * Marcos Sergio Godoy (8 Mar 1920 – 21 Oct 1957) * José Rafael Pulido Méndez (21 Jun 1958 – 16 Jan 1961) Appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theuzi
Theuzi is a former ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa and present Latin Catholic titular see. Its modern location is unclear, but is believed to have been somewhere in present Tunisia. History Aquae Novae was important enough in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis to become one of the many suffragans of its capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric (Teuzi in Curiate Italian). It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2000.06.17 – 2005.10.15) * José Luis Mollaghan (1993.07.22 – 2000.05.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1993.07.22 – 2000.05.17); later Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina) (2000.05.17 – 2005.12.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina) (2005.12.22 – 2014.05.19), Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora (2015.01.21 – ...) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio José López Castillo
Antonio José López Castillo (July 9, 1945 – July 18, 2021) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic priest and prelate. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracaibo from 1988 to 1992 and the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barinas from 1992 to 2001. He then served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo from 2001 to 2007 and the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto from 2007 until his retirement in March 2020. Archbishop Emeritus Antonio José López Castillo died from a stroke in Maracaibo on July 18, 2021, at the age of 76. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez Castillo, Antonio Jose 1945 births 2021 deaths Venezuelan Roman Catholic bishops People from Maracaibo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Margarita
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita () is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela. History On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná. Special churches *Cathedral: ** Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción *Minor Basilicas: **Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de El Valle, El Valle del Espíritu Santo Ordinaries * Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † (18 Jun 1969 – 2 Oct 1973) Appointed, Bishop of La Guaira * Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (5 Apr 1974 – 18 Oct 1982) Appointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto * César Ramón Ortega Herrera † (25 Aug 1983 – 15 Jul 1998) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona * Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † (18 Mar 1999 – 12 Feb 2008) Appointed, Bishop of Maracay * Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (19 Dec 2008 – 11 Jul 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona * Francisco José Castro Aguayo (4 Aug 2015 – present) See also *Roman Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela
Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (14 November 1932 – 10 April 2021) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic archbishop. Biography Chirivella Valera was born in Venezuela and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita, Venezuela, from 1974 to 1982 and as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, from 1982 to 2007. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo by John Paul II on June 28, 1999, a position he held until 2001. On December 22, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI took office. He gave up his position due to age-related reasons. Monsignor Antonio José López Castillo succeeded him. After his retirement, he settled in Miami, United States, until his death from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximiana In Numidia
Maximiana in Numidia was an Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Its presumed location are the ruins of Mexmeia, in present Algeria. History Maximiana was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become one of its Metropolitan's many suffragan bishoprics, but was to fade. The diocese was nominally restored in 1925 as the titular bishopric of Maximiana, renamed in 1933 Maximiana in Numidia. It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank, except a single archiepiscopal (intermediary rank) : * Gustave-Joseph Deswazières (祝福#, Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (1928.02.18 – 1946.04.11) * Enrique María Dubuc Moreno (1947.11.17 – 1962.06.22), as emeritate; previously Titular Bishop of Zaraï (1926.05.25 – 1926.09.26# & Coadjutor Bishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) (1926.05.25 – 1926.09.26), succeeding as Bishop of Barquisimeto (1926.09.26 – 1947.11.17); * Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coadjutor Bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese. The coadjutor automatically succeeds the diocesan bishop when he retires, dies or leaves office for another reason. In the Latin Catholic Church, the coadjutor is a priest or bishop appointed by the pope in Rome. He is considered the principal deputy administrator of the diocese. In the Eastern Catholic churches, the adjutor may be appointed by the pope or by the church itself. Within the Anglican Communion, a diocesan committee appoints the coadjutor, who can be male or female. Latin Church Role of coadjutor In the Latin Church, the pope appoints a coadjutor to help the bishop govern the diocese. A bishop himself, the coadjutor can substitute for the diocesan bishop in his absence (Canon 403§3).The coadjutor must be a Catholic priest ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaraï
Zaraï was a Berber, Carthaginian, and Roman town at the site of present-day Aïn Oulmene, Algeria. Under the Romans, it formed part of the province of Numidia. Name The Punic name for the town was (). Zarai is mentioned in the ''Antonine Itinerary'' and in the ''Tabula Peutingeriana''. Ptolemy calls it Zaratha and wrongly places it in Mauretania Caesariensis. It is probably the Apuleius's Zaratha. These two forms and the term "Zaraitani" found in an inscription seem to indicate that the name Zaraï which appears on another inscriptionCorp. Inscript. 2532. must have lost a final letter. Geography The ruins of Zaraï are called "Henshir Zraïa" and are found inside the municipality of Ain Oulmene. They lie to the south-east of Setif in Algeria, crowning an eminence which overlooks all the country on the left bank of the Oued Taourlatent, known to the medieval Arabs as Oued Zaraoua. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
