Diocese of Guarenas Dioecesis Guarenensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Caracas |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,186 km (2,002 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 550,895 523,857 (95.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 November 1996 (28 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Copacabana |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gustavo García Naranjo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarenas (Latin: Guarenen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Guarenas in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.
History
On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Guarenas from the Diocese of Los Teques.
Ordinaries
- Gustavo García Naranjo (30 Nov 1996 – present)
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Catholic dioceses in Venezuela | |
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Province of Barquisimeto | |
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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