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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated:9 April 2011
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofMaracaibo
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Venezuela
Square Kilometers: 25,300 (9,772 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Plaza Bolivar, Avda Santa Teresa con Calle Sucre, Machiques 4021, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela
Telephone: 412.164.92.89; 424.660.19.94

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
26 May 1943	Erected	Diocese ofZulia (Paez, Perijà, northern part of Mara, and part of Colon)	Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques (erected)
28 January 1995	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques (Páez and Northern part of Mara along with Gonzalo Antonio)	Archdiocese ofMaracaibo
28 January 1995	Territory Added	Archdiocese ofMaracaibo (Parts of Encontrados and Udón Pérez)	Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
Diocese of Machiques
9 April 2011	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques	Diocese of Machiques

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
1950	44,361	47,011	94.4%		10	10	4,436		15	17	6	ap1951
1966	91,389	94,691	96.5%	3	11	14	6,527		15	46	11	ap1967
1970	92,400	98,500	93.8%	5	10	15	6,160		17	46	12	ap1971
1976	125,000	150,000	83.3%	4	18	22	5,681		27	42	13	ap1977
1980	145,000	174,000	83.3%	3	20	23	6,304		36	41	13	ap1981
1990	200,000	245,000	81.6%	2	21	23	8,695		30	40	17	ap1991
1999	225,000	250,000	90.0%	4	10	14	16,071	1	12	30	10	ap2000
2000	225,000	250,000	90.0%	4	9	13	17,307	3	19	31	10	ap2001
2001	220,000	260,000	84.6%	4	10	14	15,714	1	14	30	12	ap2002
2002	220,000	260,000	84.6%	5	13	18	12,222	1	23	33	12	ap2003
2003	230,000	275,000	83.6%	7	13	20	11,500	1	25	35	12	ap2004
2004	250,000	290,000	86.2%	9	10	19	13,157	1	18	38	14	ap2005
2010	282,000	325,000	86.8%	12	8	20	14,100	1	14	38	17	ap2011
Diocese of Machiques
2013	295,000	340,000	86.8%	14	7	21	14,047	1	11	35	17	ap2014
2016	297,500	361,100	82.4%	15	4	19	15,657	1	5	30	17	ap2017
2019	315,000	386,150	81.6%	14	2	16	19,687	1	6	25	17	ap2020
2021	314,440	387,535	81.1%	13	2	15	20,962	1	6	28	17	ap2022
2023	292,000	359,918	81.1%	14	3	17	17,176	1	7	25	17	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Agustín RomualdoAlvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Mar1986 to 7 Oct1995)
Miguel SaturninoAurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Dec1955 to 10 Mar1986)
ÁngelTurrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 4 Sep1944 to Jan1954)

Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 41, and Page 42
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 529, and Page 530
Diocese of Machiques
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 435, and Page 436

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