Metropolitan see Caracas, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Caracas
Caracen(sis) seu S. Iacobi in Venezuela
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1637
- Catholics
- 3,960,000
- Priests
- 449
- Territory
- 989 km²
Parishes and churches
99 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la CandelariaCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del CobreCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la ConsolaciónCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la EncarnaciónCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la LuzCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la PazCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los Dolores en los MagallanesCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de LourdesCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Buen ConsejoCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Monte CarmeloCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario de CurucayParroquia MacaraoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario de FatimaCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del ValleCaracasView parish
- Nuestra Señora Reina del MundoCaracasView parish
- Sagrada FamiliaCaracasView parish
- Sagrada Familia de Nazaret y San Josemaría EscriváCaracasView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de JesúsCaracasView parish
- San Alberto HurtadoCaracasView parish
- San Alfonso María de LigorioCaracasView parish
- San Andrés ApóstolCaracasView parish
- San Antonio de MacaracuayCaracasView parish
- San Antonio de PaduaCaracasView parish
- San Bernardino de SienaCaracasView parish
- San Carlos BorromeoCaracasView parish
- San FranciscoCaracasView parish
- San Francisco de AsísCaracasView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Raúl Biord Castillo
- Born
- 23 October 1962
- Birthplace
- Caracas
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)
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The cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana stands in Caracas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and raised to the rank of metropolitan see on November 27, 1803, the Archdiocese of Caracas is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Venezuela. The see covers a territory of roughly 790 square kilometers and is not unlikely to be given several auxiliary bishops. Raúl Biord Castillo, appointed by Pope Francis on June 28, 2024, serves as archbishop.
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Stories that name this see
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- Caracas gets 2 new auxiliary bishops
- Caracas Archdiocese reports 25 churches damaged
- Archdiocese of Caracas aids earthquake victims
- Venezuela Church aids earthquake victims
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