Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ciudad Guayana
latin= Dioecesis Civitatis Guayanensis
country= Venezuela| metropolitan= Ciudad Bolívar
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 53,596
population= 850,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 765,000
catholics_percent= 90.0
bishop= Mariano José Parra Sandoval
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guayana {Latin: " Civitatis Guayanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Ciudad Guayana in the Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.
History
* August 20, 1979: Established as Diocese of Ciudad Guayana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
Leadership
* Bishops of Ciudad Guayana (Roman rite)
** Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (2001.07.10 – present)
** Archbishop Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (1991.05.02 – 2000.11.11)
** Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (1987.01.13 – 1990.07.21)
** Archbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (1979.08.20 – 1986.05.26)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ciudC.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcigy.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocesisciudadguayana.org/ Diocese Website]
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