Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Statistics
Area40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
136,000
104,000 (76.5%)
Parishes4
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established30 July 1954 (67 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Divina Pastora
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Vicar Ernesto José Romero Rivas

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Tucupita (Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela.

Contents

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. [1] [2]

Incumbent Ordinaries

Note: so far, all its Apostolic Vicars were Capucins (O.F.M. Cap.) and titular bishops

See also

Sources and References

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[ self-published source ]
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.


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