Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito is a young Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela in southern Venezuela's land-locked Apure State.

Diocese of Guasdualito
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Caracas
Statistics
Area	2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 314,460 281,340 (89.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3 December 2015 (9 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	sede vacante

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen) dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy, in Guasdualito, Apure.

History

The bishopric was established on 3 December 2015 by Pope Francis as Diocese of Guasdualito, on territories split off from the dioceses of Barinas and San Fernando de Apure.

Episcopal ordinaries

• Pablo Modesto González Pérez, Salesians (S.D.B.) (2015.12.03 – 2025.01.09, Appointed Bishop of La Guaira)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela