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Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira

Coordinates: 10°36′04″N 66°55′53″W / 10.6012°N 66.9313°W / 10.6012; -66.9313
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Diocese of La Guaira

Dioecesis Guairiensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceCaracas
Statistics
Area1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
325,000
295,750 (91.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established15 April 1970 (54 years ago)
CathedralSt. Peter the Apostle Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira (Latin: Dioecesis Guairiensis) is a diocese located in the city of La Guaira in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

History

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On 15 April 1970 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of La Guaira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.

Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage

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La Guaira is home to the oldest pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes in Latin America. The devotion began in 1884 when a Venezuelan priest, Fr Machado, returned from a pilgrimage to the original Lourdes grotto in France. He established a shrine in the mountain of El Ávila. Every year, with only very few exceptions, a 20 Km pilgrimage takes place along the Camiño de los Españoles, beginning in Puerto Caracas and ending in the church of St Sebastian, in Maiquetía.[1]

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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  • Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (1970.04.15 – 1972.12.05), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
  • Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (1973.10.02 – 2001.10.18)
  • José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (2001.10.18 – 2011.10.12), appointed Bishop of Guanare
  • Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. (2013.11.30 - 2024.07.28), appointed Archbishop of Caracas

Coadjutor bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ ACN (2024-02-07). "Venezuela marks 140 years of the first Lourdes pilgrimage in the Americas". ACN International. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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10°36′04″N 66°55′53″W / 10.6012°N 66.9313°W / 10.6012; -66.9313