Diocese of Guarenas
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Diocese of Guarenas
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| Country | Venezuela |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Caracas |
| Diocesan bishop | Gustavo García Naranjo |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 5,186 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 660,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 627,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,000 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Copacabana |
| address | Calle Comercio 06-02, Apdo. 115, Guarenas 1220, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela |
The Diocese of Guarenas ( Latin Dioecesis Guarenensis , Spanish diócesis de Guarenas ) is in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Guarenas . It covers part of the state of Miranda .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the diocese on November 30, 1996 with the Apostolic Constitution Maiori Christifidelium from cession of territory from the diocese of Los Teques and made it subordinate to the Archdiocese of Caracas as a suffragan diocese .
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Guarenas on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the diocese of Guarenas on giga-catholic.com (English)