Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana

Coordinates: 8°17′48″N 62°43′20″W / 8.2966°N 62.7221°W / 8.2966; -62.7221
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Diocese of Ciudad Guayana

Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis
Location
Country Venezuela
MetropolitanCiudad Bolívar
Statistics
Area53,596 km2 (20,694 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
850,000
765,000 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 August 1979 (44 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMariano José Parra Sandoval
Bishops emeritusJosé de Jesús Nuñez Viloria
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ciudad Guayana in the Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

On 20 August 1979 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Ciudad Guayana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar.

Ordinaries

  • Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (20 Aug 1979 – 26 May 1986) Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
  • José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (13 Jan 1987 – 21 Jul 1990)
  • Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (2 May 1991 – 11 Nov 2000) Appointed, Archbishop of Maracaibo
  • Mariano José Parra Sandoval (10 Jul 2001 – present)

See also

Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

Sources

8°17′48″N 62°43′20″W / 8.2966°N 62.7221°W / 8.2966; -62.7221


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