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Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
1,497 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Venezuela

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 325,000 295,750 (91.0%)

Established
  
15 April 1970 (46 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol

Bishop
  
Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas

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.

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History

On 15 April 1970 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of La Guaira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Ordinaries

  • Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (1970.04.15 – 1972.12.05)
  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1973.10.02 – 2001.10.18)
  • José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2001.10.18 – 2011.10.12)

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    Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira Wikipedia
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