Diocese of Guanare
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Diocese of Guanare
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Barquisimeto |
| Diocesan bishop | José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo |
| founding | 1954 |
| surface | 9,710 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 470,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 405,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 86.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 15,577 |
| Friars | 46 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto |
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The Bistum Guanare ( lat. : Dioecesis Guanarensis ) is an in Venezuela preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Guanare . It covers part of the state of Portuguesa .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the diocese on June 7, 1954 with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo tempore from territories of the dioceses of Calabozo and Barquisimeto .
On December 27, 2002 it lost part of its territory to the Diocese of Acarigua-Araure .
Bishops of Guanare
- Pedro Pablo Francia Tenreiro , October 23, 1954-11. November 1965
- Eduardo Herrera Riera , November 30, 1966-31. October 1970
- Angel Rodriguez Adolfo Polachini , March 25, 1971-16. April 1994
- Alejandro Figueroa Medina , February 21, 1995-29. September 2000
- José Sótero Valero Ruz , March 19, 2001–12. October 2011
- José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo , since October 12, 2011
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Guanare - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Diocese of Guanare on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry about the diocese of Guanare on gcatholic.org (English)