The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure ( la, Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin
suffragan diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of the Metropolitan of
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the f ...
in Venezuela.
Its
cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of
Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa (state), Portuguesa.
Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos regio ...
.
History
On 27 December 2002
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare ( la, Dioecesis Guanarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guanare in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Barquisimeto in Venezuela.
History
On 7 June 1954 Pope P ...
.
Episcopal ordinaries
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Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (16 August 1942 − 30 October 2013) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1965, Morón Hidalgo was named bishop of the Diocese of Valle la da Pascua in 1992 and then was named bishop of ...
(2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30)
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Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.10.31 – 2015.08.10)
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Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
(2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Venezuela
The Catholic Church in Venezuela is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela comprises nine archdioceses, three vicariates, a military ordinariate, and two ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barquisimeto
Christian organizations established in 2002
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
2002 establishments in Venezuela
Acarigua
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