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Diocese of Guanare

Dioecesis Guanarensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 June 1954
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 9,710 (3,750 Square Miles)
  • Description: Guanare, Guanarito, Papelón, San Genaro de Boconoito, Unda, Sucre, and Ospino
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle 15 N. 4-49, esquina carrera 5ta, Guanare, Edo. Portuguesa, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0257)251.68.25
  • Fax: 251.69.40

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 June 1954ErectedDiocese of Barquisimeto (Portuguese)
Diocese of Calabozo (Guanarito)
Diocese of Guanare (erected)
30 April 1966Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Guanare (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
27 December 2002Territory LostDiocese of Guanare (Agua Blanca, Araure, Esteller, Páez, San Rafael de Onoto, Santa Rosalía, and Turén) Diocese of Acarigua-Araure (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966200,000204,46797.8%1018287,142183921ap1967
1970293,500304,32296.4%2310338,893114425ap1971
1976322,000330,00097.6%1672314,00084827ap1977
1980350,300392,60089.2%16122812,510135227ap1981
1990513,000557,00092.1%18112917,689113930ap1991
1999700,000760,00092.1%23103321,212105434ap2000
2000720,000785,00091.7%22103222,500105435ap2001
2001800,000850,00094.1%24103423,529106043ap2002
2002800,000857,62193.3%21133423,529136134ap2003
2003373,100406,10091.9%15102514,924106025ap2004
2004400,000450,00088.9%731040,00035015ap2005
2006356,000405,00087.9%9162514,240174016ap2007
2013402,000457,00088.0%10162615,461163518ap2014
2016418,661476,44287.9%10162616,102462018ap2017
2019433,100493,90087.7%10162616,657462018ap2020
2021443,750506,00087.7%16122815,8481131619ap2022

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 46, Page 564, to Page 566
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 789, and Page 790

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