Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of Carúpano Dioecesis Carupaensis

Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Cumaná
Statistics
Area	5,638 km (2,177 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 432,147 429,107 (99.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 April 2000 (24 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Rose of Lima Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jaime Villarroel Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano (Latin: Dioecesis Carupaensis) is a diocese located in the city of Carúpano in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

On 4 April 2000 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Carúpano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná.

Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (4 Apr 2000 – 10 Dec 2008) Appointed, Archbishop of Calabozo
Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez (10 Apr 2010 – present)

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