Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho

Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho
Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Ayacuquensis
Location
Country Venezuela
Statistics
Area 183,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
219,000
167,000 (76.3%)
Parishes 12
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5 February 1932 (84 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral María Auxiliadora
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Puerto Ayacucho (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Ayacuquensis) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.

Its cathedral see, Catedral María Auxiliadora, is located in the town of Puerto Ayacucho, in Venezuela's Amazonas state. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

On 5 February 1932 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Orinoco from territory taken from the then Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana (which meanwhile became the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar).

It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic and given its present name by Pope Pius XII on 7 May 1953.[1][2]

Incumbent Ordinaries

So far, all incumbents have been members of the missionary Salesians (S.D.B.) congregation

Apostolic Prefects of Alto Orinoco
Apostolic Vicars

See also

Sources and references

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.

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