The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano ( la, Dioecesis Carupaensis) is a
diocese located in the city of
Carúpano in the
ecclesiastical province of
Cumaná
Cumaná () is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located east of Caracas. Cumaná was one of the first cities founded by Spain in the mainland Americas and is the oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in South ...
in Venezuela.
History
On 4 April 2000
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
established the Diocese of Carúpano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná.
Ordinaries
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Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (4 Apr 2000 – 10 Dec 2008) Appointed, Archbishop of
Calabozo
Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in the Guárico state, capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and former capital of the state. It has a population of 168,605, according to t ...
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Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez (10 Apr 2010 – present)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cumaná
Christian organizations established in 2000
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
2000 establishments in Venezuela
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