Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guanare
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare () is a
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Guanare Guanare () is the capital of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian. Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco (1543–1593), a Portuguese ...
in the
ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; ) is a city in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara (state), Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial a ...
in Venezuela.


History

On 7 June 1954
Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...
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

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Guanare (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2011.10.12 – present) ** Bishop
José Sótero Valero Ruz José Sótero Valero Ruz (April 22, 1936 – June 29, 2012) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast o ...
(2001.03.19 – 2011.10.12) ** Bishop Alejandro Figueroa Medina (1995.02.21 – 2000.09.29) ** Bishop
Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in various ...
(1971.03.25 – 1994.04.16) ** Bishop Eduardo Herrera Riera (1966.11.30 – 1970.10.31), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto ** Bishop Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia (1954.10.23 – 1965.11.11)


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Venezuela Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...


References


External links


GCatholic.org


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