Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Ciudad Guayana |
Latin: | Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 20 August 1979 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima |
Area Km2: | 53,596 |
Population: | 850,000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 765,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 90.0 |
Bishop: | Vacant |
Map: | Diócesis de Ciudad Guayana.svg |
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.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (20 August 1979 – 26 May 1986) Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
- José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (13 January 1987 – 21 July 1990)
- Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (2 May 1991 – 11 November 2000) Appointed, Archbishop of Maracaibo
- Mariano José Parra Sandoval (10 July 2001 – 25 October 2016) Appointed, Archbishop of Coro
- Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. (29 July 2017 – 19 March 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo in 2012
- Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar, appointed Bishop of Acarigua-Araure in 2015
See also
Sources
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