Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure

Roman Catholic diocese in Venezuela

Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Dioecesis Acariguaruensi

Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Barquisimeto
Statistics
Area	5,510 km² (2,130 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2005) 550,000 485,000 (88.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 December 2002 (21 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure (Latin: Acariguaruen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Barquisimeto in Venezuela.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza, in the city of Acarigua.

History

On 27 December 2002 Blessed John Paul II established as Diocese of Acarigua – Araure, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare.

Episcopal ordinaries

Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo (2002.12.27 – death 2013.10.30)
Apostolic Administrator Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (2013.10.31 – 2015.08.10)
Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16)