Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Carúpano | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Carupaensis |
Province: | Cumaná |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 4 April 2000 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | St. Rose of Lima Cathedral |
Area Km2: | 5638 |
Population: | 432,147 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 429,107 |
Catholics Percent: | 99.3 |
Bishop: | Jaime Villarroel Rodríguez |
Map: | Diócesis de Carúpano.svg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano (Latin: Dioecesis Carupaensis) is a diocese located in the city of Carúpano in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
On 4 April 2000 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Carúpano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná.