The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas is an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in 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.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas

Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Caracarum

Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Caracas
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country Venezuela
TerritoryMunicipio Libertador, Municipio Chacao, Municipio Sucre, Municipio El Hatillo, Municipio Baruta.
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Caracas
Statistics
Area382 sq mi (990 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
4,644,000
3,960,000 (85.3%)
Parishes116
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 June 1531 (493 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRaúl Biord Castillo
Metropolitan ArchbishopRaúl Biord Castillo
Auxiliary Bishops
Map
Website
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This episcopal see occupies a territory of about 790 square kilometers and is not unlikely to be given several auxiliary bishops. The most recent metropolitan archbishop had been Raúl Biord Castillo, appointed by Pope Francis on June 28, 2024.

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).

History

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Province

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Its ecclesiastical province in Venezuela comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan sees:

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Bishops of Caracas
Archbishops of Caracas

Coadjutor bishops

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  • Juan Bautista-Castro (1903–1904)
  • Lucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández (1939–1946)
  • Rafael Arias Blanco (1952–1955)
  • José Lebrún Moratinos (1972–1980); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Caracas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Caracas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 19, 2016
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