Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira

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Diocese of La Guaira

Dioecesis Guairiensis
Location
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Caracas
Statistics
Area1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
325,000
295,750 (91.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established15 April 1970 (54 years ago)
Cathedral St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopPablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.
Map
Diocesis de La Guaira.svg

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.

Contents

History

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

Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage

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

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

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References

  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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