Country Venezuela Denomination Catholic Church Area 40,200 km² | Parishes 4 Rite Roman Rite | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
136,000
104,000 (76.5%) Established 30 July 1954 (62 years ago) | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Tucupita (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela.
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It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral see is located in Tucupita, the city capital of Venezuela's Atlantic-coastal Delta Amacuro state.
History
On 30 July 1954, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita from territory taken from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.
Incumbent Ordinaries
So far, all its Apostolic Vicars were Capucins (O.F.M. Cap.) and titular bishops
References
Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA