Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarenas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarenas (Latin: Guarenen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Guarenas in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

Diocese of Guarenas Dioecesis Guarenensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Caracas
Statistics
Area	5,186 km2 (2,002 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 550,895 523,857 (95.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 November 1996 (27 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Copacabana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gustavo García Naranjo

History

On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Guarenas from the Diocese of Los Teques.

Ordinaries

• Gustavo García Naranjo (30 Nov 1996 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

External links

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