Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní

Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní

Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis
Cathedral of St. Helen
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area80,309 km2 (31,007 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
56,000
41,550 (74.2%)
Parishes5
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 March 1922 (102 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Santa Elena
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic VicarGonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas
Bishops emeritusFelipe 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

  1. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.