Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure

Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Dioecesis Acariguaruensi
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	5,510 km² (2,130 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2005) 550,000 485,000 (88.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 December 2002 (13 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure (Latin: Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan 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 Blessed John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare.

Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30), previously Bishop of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela) (1992.07.25 – 2002.12.27)
Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.12 – 2015.08.10)
Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – ...)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

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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