Diocese of Acarigua-Araure
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Diocese of Acarigua-Araure
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| Country |
 Venezuela
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| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Barquisimeto |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar |
| founding | 2002 |
| surface | 5,510 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 640,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 596,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 93.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,226 |
| Religious sisters | 29 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza |
| address | 38 con Calle 27, Barrio Paraguay, Acarigua 3301, Edo. Portuguesa, Venezuela |
The Bistum Acarigua-Araure ( lat. : Dioecesis Acariguaruensis ) is an in Venezuela preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Acarigua . It covers part of the state of Portuguesa .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the diocese on December 27, 2002 with the Apostolic Constitution Ad satius consulendum from the cession of territory of the diocese of Guanare and made it subordinate to the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto as a suffragan diocese . The first bishop was Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo .
Bishops
- Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (December 27, 2002– October 30, 2013)
- Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (since August 10, 2015)