Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito

Diocese of Guasdualito
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCaracas
Statistics
Area2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 314,460
  • 281,340 (89.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 December 2015 (9 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Bishopsede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito is a young Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela in southern Venezuela's land-locked Apure State.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen) dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy, in Guasdualito, Apure.

History

The bishopric was established on 3 December 2015 by Pope Francis as Diocese of Guasdualito, on territories split off from the dioceses of Barinas and San Fernando de Apure.

Episcopal ordinaries

  • Pablo Modesto González Pérez, Salesians (S.D.B.) (2015.12.03 – 2025.01.09, Appointed Bishop of La Guaira)

See also

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