Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 136,000 104,000 (76.5%) |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 July 1954 (67 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral 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.
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.
On 30 July 1954, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita from territory taken from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní. [1] [2]
Note: so far, all its Apostolic Vicars were Capucins (O.F.M. Cap.) and titular bishops
| Province of Barquisimeto | |
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| Province of Calabozo | |
| Province of Caracas | |
| Province of Ciudad Bolívar | |
| Province of Coro | |
| Province of Cumaná | |
| Province of Maracaibo | |
| Province of Mérida | |
| Province of Valencia en Venezuela | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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