Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano

Diocese of Carúpano Dioecesis Carupaensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Cumaná
Statistics
Area	5,638 km2 (2,177 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 432,147 429,107 (99.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 April 2000 (21 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Rose of Lima Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Map

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.

Ordinaries[]

• (4 Apr 2000 – 10 Dec 2008) Appointed, Archbishop of Calabozo
• (10 Apr 2010 – present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 10°39′53″N 63°14′53″W / 10.6648°N 63.2481°W / 10.6648; -63.2481

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