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	(as of 2004) 325,000 295,750 (91.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 April 1970 (45 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.

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.

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)

Sources

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syrian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita

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