Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira (Latin: Dioecesis Guairiensis) is a diocese located in the city of La Guaira in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

Diocese of La Guaira

Dioecesis Guairiensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCaracas
Statistics
Area1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
325,000
295,750 (91.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established15 April 1970 (50 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.
Map

History

On 15 April 1970 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of La Guaira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (1970.04.15 – 1972.12.05), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1973.10.02 – 2001.10.18)
  • José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2001.10.18 – 2011.10.12), appointed Bishop of Guanare
  • Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. (2013.11.30 - )

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela in 2019

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References


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