The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare (Latin: Dioecesis Petarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Petare in the ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.
Diocese of Petare Dioecesis Petarensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Caracas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 177 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Population - Total | (as of 2021) 760,000 |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 November 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus in Petare |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar |
The diocese covers an area of the civil department of the municipality of Sucre, Miranda, and is made up of five civil parishes hitherto belonging to the metropolitan archdiocese of Caracas. It's divided into 23 parishes, having 57 priests and 5 seminarians all together as per 2021.
History
On 16 November 2021, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Petare, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas.[1]
Ordinaries
- Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (since 16 November 2021)
