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Diocese of Carora

Dioecesis Carorensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 July 1992
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Square Kilometers: 11,708 (4,522 Square Miles)
  • Description: Torres and Urdaneta
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Lara 3-12, Carora 3040, Edo. Lara, Venezuela
  • Telephone: (0252)421.62.67

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 July 1992ErectedArchdiocese of Barquisimeto (Torres and Urdaneta) Diocese of Carora (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999230,000237,23597.0%222249,583233724ap2000
2000225,372237,23495.0%223259,014243522ap2001
2001231,006244,35194.5%223259,240243822ap2002
2002237,956251,68194.5%253288,498253524ap2003
2003243,904257,97394.5%264308,130263625ap2004
2004251,221265,71294.5%263298,662253425ap2005
2006259,533274,50494.5%283318,372253625ap2007
2013292,000303,00096.4%353387,684263626ap2014
2016304,112315,26396.5%355407,602252627ap2017
2019316,000327,70096.4%304349,294142456ap2020
2021323,840335,76096.4%332359,252122130ap2022

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 85, Page 122, and Page 123

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