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Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis
Location
CountryVenezuela
Statistics
Area40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
136,000
104,000 (76.5%)
Parishes4
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 July 1954 (70 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Divina Pastora
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic VicarErnesto 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

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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

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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)

See also

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Sources and References

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  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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