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.
- Santa TeresaCaracasView parish
- Santo CristoCaracasView parish
- Santo Cristo de la VegaCaracasView parish
- Santo Domingo de GuzmánCaracasView parish
- Santo Domingo SavioCaracasView parish
- Santo Tomás ApóstolCaracasView parish
- Santos Angeles CustodiosCaracasView parish
- Santísima TrinidadCaracasView parish
- Universidad Católica Andrés BelloCaracasView 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
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
- 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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