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
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	5,510 km^2 (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 – ...)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

External links

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