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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Caracarum Arquidiocesis Metropolitano de Caracas | |
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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 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 June 1531 (492 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo |
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 Jorge Urosa, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 19, 2005 (and elevated to cardinal in 2006); retirement accepted July 9, 2018 by Pope Francis. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo was also appointed as apostolic administrator at the same day.
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