Diocese of Carora
Appearance
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Diocese of Carora Dioecesis Carorensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,708 km2 (4,520 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 July 1992 (34 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. John the Baptist Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Armando Tineo Rivera |
| Map | |
The Diocese of Carora (Latin: Caroren(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Carora in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. It was established with territory split from the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto on July 25, 1992.[1][2]
Ordinaries
[edit]- Eduardo Herrera Riera (1994-07-05 – 2003-12-05)
- Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (2003-12-05 – 2011-08-27)
- Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (2013-07-23 – 2020-06-23)
- Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera (2021.03.30 – ...)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Herrera, Moisés Orlando Chávez (2025). "Music and dance around the Church: Notes for a minimum History of Carora". ARS (São Paulo). 23: e. doi:10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars2025.218122. ISSN 1678-5320.
- ↑ Vargas Ávila, Henry Alfredo (2020). "Manifestaciones a San Juan Bautista en Hispanoamérica: fiestas de San Juan Bautista de Carora (Venezuela)". Dissertare. 5 (1 (January-June)): 6. ISSN 2542-3177.
External links
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barquisimeto
- Christian organizations established in 1992
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1992 establishments in Venezuela
- Carora
- Religion in Lara (state)
- Venezuela stubs
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs