Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní
The Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela.
It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral, Catedral de Santa Elena, is located in the episcopal see of Santa Elena de Uairén in Venezuela's landlocked Bolívar state.
History
On 4 March 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.It lost territory in 1954 when the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established.
Incumbent Ordinaries
So far, all apostolic vicars were Capuchins- Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, OFMCap †
- Constantino Gómez Villa, OFMCap †
- Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, OFMCap †
- Santiago Pérez Sánchez, OFMCap †
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, OFMCap
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