Roman Catholic Diocese of Carora

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carora (Latin: Caroren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Carora in the Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. It was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barquisimeto on July 25, 1992.

Diocese of Carora Dioecesis Carorensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	11,708 km^2 (4,520 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 265,712 251,221 (94.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 July 1992 (28 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Bishops emeritus	Luis Armando Tineo Rivera
Map

Ordinaries

• Eduardo Herrera Riera (1994-07-05 – 2003-12-05)
• Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (2003-12-05 – 2011-08-27)
• Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (2013-07-23 - 2023-06-23)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

External links

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