Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho

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Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho

Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Ayacuquensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area183,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
219,000
167,000 (76.3%)
Parishes12
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established5 February 1932 (89 years ago)
CathedralCatedral María Auxiliadora
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar ApostolicJonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera, S.D.B.
Bishops emeritusJosé Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.
Map
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The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Puerto Ayacucho (Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Ayacuquensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela.

Contents

Its cathedral see, Catedral María Auxiliadora, is located in the town of Puerto Ayacucho, in Venezuela's Amazonas state. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

On 5 February 1932 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Orinoco from territory taken from the then Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana (which meanwhile became the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar).

It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic and given its present name by Pope Pius XII on 7 May 1953. [1] [2]

Incumbent Ordinaries

So far, all incumbents have been members of the missionary Salesians (S.D.B.) congregation

Apostolic Prefects of Alto Orinoco
Apostolic Vicars

See also

Sources and references

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



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