Archdiocese of Caracas
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Archdiocese of Caracas Archidiœcesis Caracarum Arquidiocesis de Caracas |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Ann
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Territory | Municipio Libertador, Municipio Chacao, Municipio Sucre, Municipio El Hatillo, Municipio Baruta. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Caracas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 382 sq mi (990 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 4,644,000 3,960,000 (85.3%) |
| Parishes | 116 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 21 June 1531 (485 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Luis Armando Tineo Rivera Jesús González de Zarate Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla José Trinidad Fernández Angulo |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Roberto Dávila Uzcátegui |
| Website | |
| Archidiocese of Caracas Official (in Spanish) | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas is the Latin an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in part of Venezuela. It was founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and was later elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan see on November 27, 1803.
This episcopal see occupies a territory of about 790 square kilometers and is not unlikely to be given several Auxiliary bishops. The current Archbishop is Cardinal Jorge Urosa, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 19, 2005.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana, in national capital Caracas, Distrito Federal, which also has three Minor Basilicas: Basílica de Santa Teresa, Basílica San Pedro Apóstol and Basílica Santuario de Santa Capilla (also a National Shrine).
Its ecclesiastical province in Venezuela comprises the Metropolitan's own Archbishopric and the following suffragan sees :
(all Roman Rite)
Established: 20 June 1637 from the suppressed Diocese of Coro
Latin Name: Caracensis o S. Iacobi in Venezuela
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
Elevated: 27 November 1803
Latin Name: Caracensis o S. Iacobi in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°30′22″N 66°54′51″W / 10.50611°N 66.91417°W
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