Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure (Latin: Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Dioecesis Acariguaruensi | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,510 km2 (2,130 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2005) 550,000 485,000 (88.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 27 December 2002 (17 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of Acarigua.
History
On 27 December 2002 Blessed John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30), previously Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)
- Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.12 – 2015.08.10)
- Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – ...)
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
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