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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Caracas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,497 km2 (578 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 325,000 295,750 (91.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 April 1970 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. |
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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
- Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo (1997-1999), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Margarita
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
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
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