Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira

Diocese of La Guaira Dioecesis Guairiensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Caracas
Statistics
Area	1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 325,000 295,750 (91.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 April 1970 (51 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.
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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.

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
• , 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[]

• , 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]}

Coordinates: 10°36′04″N 66°55′53″W / 10.6012°N 66.9313°W / 10.6012; -66.9313

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