Roman Catholic Diocese of Carúpano

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.

Diocese of Carúpano Dioecesis Carupaensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Cumaná
Statistics
Area	5,638 km2 (2,177 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 432,147 429,107 (99.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 April 2000 (24 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Rose of Lima Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jaime Villarroel Rodríguez
Map

History

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

Ordinaries

• Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (4 Apr 2000 – 10 Dec 2008) Appointed, Archbishop of Calabozo
• Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez (10 Apr 2010 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

External links

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