The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare () is a diocese located in the city of Petare in the Ecclesiastical province of Caracas in Venezuela.

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.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare

History

On 16 November 2021, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Petare, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare

Ordinaries

Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (since 16 November 2021)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Petare

See also

Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References

External links

Profile at the Catholic Hierarchy

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

Christian organizations established in 2021

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century

2021 establishments in Venezuela