Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

*Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis*
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 (69 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.

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 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)

Sources and References

^ "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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[hierarchy-1] "Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.^{[self-published source]}

[GCatholic-2] "Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.

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v t e Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe
Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua
Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques Diocese of Petare
Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín
Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo
Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of El Tigre Diocese of Margarita
Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Machiques
Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo
Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita
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History

Incumbent Ordinaries

See also

Sources and References

External links