Diocese of

Petare

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Petare (español) / Petaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Caracas

2021.11.16: Established as Diocese of Petare (español) / Petaren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Caracas)

Bishop (2021.11.16 – ...):

Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (58)

Bishops of Petare (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (58)
(2021.11.16 – ...)

Bishop of Petare (Venezuela)

Born:	1967.11.02 (Quebrada Seca di El Pilar, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:	1992.11.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.10.24

Priest of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela) (1992.11.28 – 2015.08.10)

Bishop of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela) (2015.08.10 – 2021.11.16)

Bishop of Petare (Venezuela) (2021.11.16 – ...)

Area: 177 km²

Population: 663,000 Catholics (85.3% of 777,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 18 priests (diocesan), 5 deacons, 72 religious (12 brothers, 60 sisters)

Last updated on 2026.01.09