The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Tucupita (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela.
Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 136,000 104,000 (76.5%) |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 July 1954 (70 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Divina Pastora |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Ernesto José Romero Rivas |
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
editOn 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
editNote: so far, all its Apostolic Vicars were Capuchins and titular bishops
- Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, OFMCap † (19 Dec. 1955 – 25 Nov. 1985)
- Felipe González González, OFMCap (25 Nov. 1985 – 26 May 2014)
- Ernesto José Romero Rivas, OFMCap (7 April 2015 – present)
See also
editSources and References
edit- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
External links
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