Diocese of Acarigua–Araure

The Diocese of Acarigua–Araure () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of Acarigua.

History On 27 December 2002, Pope John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare.

Episcopal ordinaries Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30) Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.10.31 – 2015.08.10) Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16), appointed Bishop of Petare Gerardo Salas Arjona (2022.08.22 – Present)

See also Catholic Church in Venezuela

References

External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy