Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques (Latin: Dioecesis Tequinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Los Teques in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

Diocese of Los Teques Dioecesis Tequinensis
Cathedral
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Caracas
Statistics
Area	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,300,000 1,100,000 (84.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 July 1965 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Philip Neri Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez
Bishops emeritus	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales
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History

On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Los Teques from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan José Bernal Ortiz (1965.07.25 – 1980.10.19), Archbishop (personal title)
• Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1981.01.31 – 1995.12.02)
• Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (1995.12.02 – 1999.04.14), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
• Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (1999.06.05 – 2004.12.30), Archbishop (personal title)
• Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (2004.12.30 – present)

Auxiliary bishop

• Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1977-1981), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela