Diocese of Machiques

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques () is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.

History 26 May 1943: Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques. 9 April 2011: The Vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Machiques by Pope Benedict XVI.

Ordinaries Apostolic Vicars of Machiques (Roman Rite) Ángel Turrado Moreno, OFMCap (4 Sep 1944 – Jan 1954), resigned Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, OFMCap (19 Dec 1955 – 10 Mar 1986), retired Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, OFMCap (10 Mar 1986 – 7 Oct 1995), resigned Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI (24 Jan 1997 – 9 Apr 2011), retired Bishops of Machiques (Roman Rite) Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap (9 Apr 2011 – 21 Dec 2018), appointed Bishop of Barinas Apostolic Administrator Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI (15 Mar 2019 – 14 Dec 2019), Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas (19 Oct 2019 – 18 Apr 2026), appointed Bishop of Cabimas

See also Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy