Diocese of Machiques

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

History

On 26 May 1943 Pope Pius XII erected the diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate. The Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 9 April 2011.

Ordinaries

Ángel Turrado Moreno, OFMCap †
Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, OFMCap †
Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, OFMCap †
Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, OMI
Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap, appointed Bishop of Barinas
Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas (19 Oct 2019 -