Diocese of Barquisimeto
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Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Archidioecesis Barquisimetensis |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,590 km2 (3,320 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,754,410 1,142,504 (65.1%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 March 1863 (154 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Antonio José López Castillo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto (Latin: Archidioecesis Barquisimetensis) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in northwestern Venezuela's Lara state.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the very modern Catedral Metropolitana de Barquisimeto in Barquisimeto. There is also a Minor Basilica : Basílica el Santo Cristo de la Gracia, also in Barquisimeto.
(all Roman rite)
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following Suffragan sees:
Coordinates: 10°04′25″N 69°19′17″W / 10.0737°N 69.3214°W
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