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Diocese of

Ciudad Guayana

Venezuela Venezuela

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Ciudad Bolívar

Neighbouring Dioceses: Caroní (↓), Ciudad Bolívar (↖), Barcelona (↖), Maturín (↑), Tucupita (↗), Georgetown (→)

Address: Urbanización Villa Alianza, Senda Sula, N° 93, 38, Apdo. Postal 250, Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela

History

  • 1979.08.20: Established as Diocese of Ciudad Guayana / Civitatis Guayanen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar)

Papal Visits

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.07.10 – ...):Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (66)Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ciudad Guayana (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (66)Bishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (66)
(2001.07.10 – ...)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela)

Born:1947.04.25 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1971.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:1994.10.28

Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) (1994.07.12 – 2001.07.10)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) (2001.07.10 – ...)

Archbishop Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (72)Bishop Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I. (72) (later Archbishop)
(1991.05.02 – 2000.11.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela)

Born:1941.05.16 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1968.10.12
Consecrated Bishop:1990.05.27

Titular Bishop of Cæciri (1990.04.04 – 1991.05.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1990.04.04 – 1991.05.02)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) (1991.05.02 – 2000.11.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maracaibo (Venezuela) (2000.11.11 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (2006 – 2012.01.12)

Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (75)Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria (75)
(1987.01.13 – 1990.07.21)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela)

Born:1938.01.02 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1962.08.12
Consecrated Bishop:1982.03.19

Titular Bishop of Cenæ (1982.01.08 – 1987.01.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (1982.01.08 – 1987.01.13)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) (1987.01.13 – 1990.07.21)

Archbishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (78)Bishop Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero (78) (later Archbishop)
(1979.08.20 – 1986.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)

Born:1935.04.17 (Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1960.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:1972.07.25

Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela) (1972.05.16 – 1979.08.20)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) (1979.08.20 – 1986.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) (1986.05.26 – 2011.08.27)

as of 2013.09.24

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