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Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano

Coordinates: 10°39′53″N 63°14′53″W / 10.6648°N 63.2481°W / 10.6648; -63.2481
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Diocese of Carúpano

Dioecesis Carupaensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCumaná
Statistics
Area5,638 km2 (2,177 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
432,147
429,107 (99.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 April 2000 (24 years ago)
CathedralSt. Rose of Lima Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaime Villarroel Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano (Latin: Dioecesis Carupaensis) is a diocese located in the city of Carúpano in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.

History

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On 4 April 2000 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Carúpano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná.

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10°39′53″N 63°14′53″W / 10.6648°N 63.2481°W / 10.6648; -63.2481