Diocese of Carora Dioecesis Carorensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Venezuela |
Ecclesiastical province | Barquisimeto |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,708 km2 (4,520 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 265,712 251,221 (94.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 July 1992 (29 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. John the Baptist Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Armando Tineo Rivera |
Map | |
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Coordinates: 10°10′51″N70°05′17″W / 10.1807°N 70.0881°W