Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Helen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 80,309 km2 (31,007 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 56,000 41,550 (74.2%) |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1922 (102 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Santa Elena |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas |
| Bishops emeritus | Felipe González González |
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Caroní (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela.
It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral, Catedral de Santa Elena, is located in the episcopal see of Santa Elena de Uairén in Venezuela's landlocked Bolívar state.
History
On 4 March 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.
It lost territory in 1954 when the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established.[1][2]
Incumbent Ordinaries
So far, all apostolic vicars were Capuchins
- Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, OFMCap † (23 Dec. 1923 – 24 March 1938)
- Constantino Gómez Villa, OFMCap † (14 July 1938 – 11 Oct. 1967)
- Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, OFMCap † (11 March 1968 – 23 Oct. 1995)
- Santiago Pérez Sánchez, OFMCap † (28 May 1993 – 2 July 1994)
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap (6 Dec. 1995 – 9 April 2011: Appointed Bishop of Machiques)
- Felipe González González, OFMCap (26 May 2014 – 27 April 2021)
- Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas (27 April 2021 – present)
See also
References
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
External links
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
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