Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana

Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis
Location
Country	Venezuela
Metropolitan	Ciudad Bolívar
Statistics
Area	53,596 km² (20,694 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 850,000 765,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 August 1979 (37 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mariano José Parra Sandoval
Emeritus Bishops	José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ciudad Guayana in the Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

History

On 20 August 1979 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Ciudad Guayana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar.

Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (20 Aug 1979 - 26 May 1986) Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (13 Jan 1987 - 21 Jul 1990)
Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (2 May 1991 - 11 Nov 2000) Appointed, Archbishop of Maracaibo
Mariano José Parra Sandoval (10 Jul 2001 - present)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

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Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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