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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Caracarum Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Caracas | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Territory | Municipio Libertador, Municipio Chacao, Municipio Sucre, Municipio El Hatillo, Municipio Baruta. |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Caracas |
Statistics | |
Area | 382 sq mi (990 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 4,644,000 3,960,000 (85.3%) |
Parishes | 116 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 June 1531 (493 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Raúl Biord Castillo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Raúl Biord Castillo |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Map | |
Website | |
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