The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira ( la, Dioecesis Guairiensis) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
La Guaira in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
in Venezuela.
History
On 15 April 1970
Pope Paul VI
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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
*
Raúl Biord Castillo
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, 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
*
Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela in 2019
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
Christian organizations established in 1970
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1970 establishments in Venezuela
La Guaira
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