Diocese of Los Teques

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
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 July 1965 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Philip Neri Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop-Elect	Alberto Valentín Castillo García
Bishops emeritus	Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales
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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.

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 (25 July 1965 – 19 October 1980), Archbishop (personal title)
• Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (31 January 1981 – 2 December 1995)
• Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez (2 December 1995 – 14 April 1999), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
• Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales (5 June 1999 – 30 December 2004), Archbishop (personal title)
• Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (30 December 2004 – 27 December 2025), retired
• Alberto Valentín Castillo García (27 December 2025 – Present)

Auxiliary bishop

• Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. (1977–1981), appointed bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Teques is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

• Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Caracas

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}