Diocese of Carora
Diocese of Carora Dioecesis Carorensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,708 km2 (4,520 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 July 1992 (33 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. John the Baptist Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Armando Tineo Rivera |
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The Diocese of Carora (Latin: Caroren(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Carora in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. It was established with territory split from the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto on July 25, 1992.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Eduardo Herrera Riera (1994-07-05 – 2003-12-05)
- Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (2003-12-05 – 2011-08-27)
- Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (2013-07-23 – 2020-06-23)
- Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera (2021.03.30 – ...)
See also
References
- ^ Herrera, Moisés Orlando Chávez (2025). "Music and dance around the Church: Notes for a minimum History of Carora". ARS (São Paulo). 23: e. doi:10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars2025.218122. ISSN 1678-5320.
- ^ Vargas Ávila, Henry Alfredo (2020). "Manifestaciones a San Juan Bautista en Hispanoamérica: fiestas de San Juan Bautista de Carora (Venezuela)". Dissertare. 5 (1 (January-June)): 6. ISSN 2542-3177.
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions | |
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