The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare (Latin: Dioecesis Guanarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guanare in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
Diocese of Guanare Dioecesis Guanarensis | |
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto | |
Location | |
Country | |
Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 405,000 356,000 (87.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 June 1954 (70 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo |
Map | |
History
editOn 7 June 1954 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Guanare from the Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo.
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Menor Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto
Ordinaries
edit- Bishops of Guanare (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2011.10.12 – present)
- Bishop José Sótero Valero Ruz (2001.03.19 – 2011.10.12)
- Bishop Alejandro Figueroa Medina (1995.02.21 – 2000.09.29)
- Bishop Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez (1971.03.25 – 1994.04.16)
- Bishop Eduardo Herrera Riera (1966.11.30 – 1970.10.31), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto
- Bishop Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia (1954.10.23 – 1965.11.11)
See also
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