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Diocese of Ciudad Guayana

Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 August 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 53,596 (20,701 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesisdeciudadguayana.org.ve/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Urbanizacion Villa Alianza I, Senda Sula 93-94, Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Guayana 8015-A, Edo. Bolivar, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0286)922.27.75

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 August 1979ErectedArchdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Caroni and Andrés Eloy Blanco in Piar) Diocese of Ciudad Guayana (erected)
25 March 1988Territory AddedArchdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar (Par, Roscio, and Sifontes) Diocese of Ciudad Guayana

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980324,000360,00090.0%7243110,4511304515ap1981
1990698,000775,50090.0%13203321,1512255533ap1991
1999802,000891,00090.0%18193721,6754256728ap2000
2000765,000850,00090.0%11253621,2505279133ap2001
2001765,000850,00090.0%15314616,6306329424ap2003
2003810,000900,00090.0%25214617,6086236725ap2004
2004765,000850,00090.0%17254218,2144279126ap2005
2006793,000881,00090.0%25133820,8685199931ap2007
2013886,000984,00090.0%2573227,6876139932ap2014
2016924,500974,17194.9%3554023,1124109934ap2017
2019960,8001,012,40094.9%34245816,5656275545ap2020
2021994,3661,223,70881.3%34124621,6166123844ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,341, and Page 1,342
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,035, and Page 1,036

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