The Diocese of Carúpano () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Carúpano in the ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
History On 4 April 2000, Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Carúpano from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cumaná.
Many parishioners of the Diocese have died trying to escape from their oppressive economic conditions by boat to Trinidad and Tobago, dozens drowning in the process.
Ordinaries Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (4 Apr 2000 – 10 Dec 2008) Appointed, Archbishop of Calabozo Jaime José Villarroel Rodríguez (10 Apr 2010 – present)
See also Catholic Church in Venezuela
References
External links Catholic Hierarchy