Diocese of Acarigua–Araure
| Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Dioecesis Acariguaruensi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,510 km2 (2,130 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2005) 550,000 485,000 (88.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 December 2002 (23 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Gerardo Salas Arjona |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Polito Rodríguez Méndez |
The Diocese of Acarigua–Araure (Latin: Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of Acarigua.
History
On 27 December 2002, Pope John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30)
- Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.10.31 – 2015.08.10)
- Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16), appointed Bishop of Petare
- Gerardo Salas Arjona (2022.08.22 – Present)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]