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Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Venezuela

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Tucupita (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Tucupitensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela.

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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)

See also

Sources and References

  1. [1]
    "Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[self-published source]
  2. [2]
    "Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.


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