Diocese of Carora

Dioecesis Carorensis

Bishop(s)

Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P., Bishop
Luis Armando Tineo Rivera, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 25 July 1992
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Venezuela
Square Kilometers: 11,708 (4,522 Square Miles)
Description: Torres and Urdaneta
Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Lara 3-12, Carora 3040, Edo. Lara, Venezuela
Telephone: (0252)421.62.67

Past and Present Ordinaries

Eduardo Herrera Riera † (5 Jul 1994 Appointed - 5 Dec 2003 Retired)
Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (5 Dec 2003 Appointed - 27 Aug 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar)
Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (23 Jul 2013 Appointed - 23 Jun 2020 Resigned)
Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. (30 Mar 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 July 1992	Erected	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto (Torres and Urdaneta)	Diocese of Carora (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1999 230,000 237,235 97.0% 22 2 24 9,583 2 3 37 24 ap2000

2000 225,372 237,234 95.0% 22 3 25 9,014 2 4 35 22 ap2001

2001 231,006 244,351 94.5% 22 3 25 9,240 2 4 38 22 ap2002

2002 237,956 251,681 94.5% 25 3 28 8,498 2 5 35 24 ap2003

2003 243,904 257,973 94.5% 26 4 30 8,130 2 6 36 25 ap2004

2004 251,221 265,712 94.5% 26 3 29 8,662 2 5 34 25 ap2005

2006 259,533 274,504 94.5% 28 3 31 8,372 2 5 36 25 ap2007

2013 292,000 303,000 96.4% 35 3 38 7,684 2 6 36 26 ap2014

2016 304,112 315,263 96.5% 35 5 40 7,602 2 5 26 27 ap2017

2019 316,000 327,700 96.4% 30 4 34 9,294 1 4 24 56 ap2020

2021 323,840 335,760 96.4% 33 2 35 9,252 1 2 21 30 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	230,000	237,235	97.0%	22	2	24	9,583	2	3	37	24	ap2000
2000	225,372	237,234	95.0%	22	3	25	9,014	2	4	35	22	ap2001
2001	231,006	244,351	94.5%	22	3	25	9,240	2	4	38	22	ap2002
2002	237,956	251,681	94.5%	25	3	28	8,498	2	5	35	24	ap2003
2003	243,904	257,973	94.5%	26	4	30	8,130	2	6	36	25	ap2004
2004	251,221	265,712	94.5%	26	3	29	8,662	2	5	34	25	ap2005
2006	259,533	274,504	94.5%	28	3	31	8,372	2	5	36	25	ap2007
2013	292,000	303,000	96.4%	35	3	38	7,684	2	6	36	26	ap2014
2016	304,112	315,263	96.5%	35	5	40	7,602	2	5	26	27	ap2017
2019	316,000	327,700	96.4%	30	4	34	9,294	1	4	24	56	ap2020
2021	323,840	335,760	96.4%	33	2	35	9,252	1	2	21	30	ap2022