Country Venezuela Denomination Catholic Church Area 80,309 km² | Parishes 5 Rite Roman Rite | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
56,000
41,550 (74.2%) Established 4 March 1922 (94 years ago) | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Caroní (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.
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It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral see, Catedral de Santa Elena, is located in the city 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.
Incumbent Ordinaries
So far, all apostolic vicars were Capucins (O.F.M. Cap.)
References
Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA