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Diocese of Caracas
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The Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela, is the metropolitan see of the Venezuelan capital, founded as a diocese in 1637 and elevated to archdiocese in 1803. Its current archbishop is Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B., who took possession in 2024, and its suffragans include Guarenas, La Guaira, Los Teques, and Petare.
- Archbishop
- Raúl Biord Castillo
- Latin name
- Caracen(sis) seu S. Iacobi in Venezuela
- Erected
- 20 June 1637
- Cathedral
- Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana
- Patron
- Saint James the Apostle (Santiago Apóstol)
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Caracas (Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
- Catholics
- 3,960,000
- Chancery
- Avenida Sojo, Centro Pastoral Cardenal Lebrum, Piso PB, Oficina anexo del Complejo Parroquial, Urb. El Rosal, Caracas (Chacao), Edo. Miranda, Venezuela
- Telephone
- Tel. [0212]953.06.78; 614.86.44
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Petare 5 km
- Diocese of La Guaira 13 km
- Guarenas 26 km
- Diocese of Los Teques 26 km
- Maracay 85 km
- Puerto Cabello 130 km
Parishes near the see
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Curucay · Parroquia Macarao 1 km
- Santa Capilla · Caracas 3 km
- San Pedro Apóstol · Caracas 3 km
- Santa Teresa · Caracas 3 km
- La Aparición de Nuestra Señora de Coromoto · Caracas 3 km
- La Asunción de Nuestra Señora · Caracas 3 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001054 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08