Diocese of Guanare

Diocese of Guanare Dioecesis Guanarensis
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	9,710 km2 (3,750 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 517,630 453,940 (87.7%)
Parishes	19
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	7 June 1954 (1954-06-07)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto
Secular priests	30 (18 Diocesan, 12 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Owaldo Araque Valero
Metropolitan Archbishop	Polito Rodríguez Méndez
Bishops emeritus	José de la Trinidad Valera
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare (Latin: Dioecesis Guanarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guanare in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

History

• 7 June 1954: Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Guanare from the Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Menor Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto

Ordinaries

• Bishops of Guanare (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Owaldo Araque Valero (2023.04.12 – Present)
  • José de la Trinidad Valera (2011.10.12 – 2023.04.12), retired
  • José Sótero Valero Ruz (2001.03.19 – 2011.10.12), retired
  • Alejandro Figueroa Medina (1995.02.21 – 2000.09.29)
  • Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez (1971.03.25 – 1994.04.16), retired
  • Eduardo Herrera Riera (1966.11.30 – 1970.10.31), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto
  • Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia (1954.10.23 – 1965.11.11), resigned

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}