Vicariate Apostolic Caroní

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Vicariate Apostolic Caroní
Map of the Vicariate Apostolic Caroní
Basic data
Country Venezuela
Apostolic Vicar Felipe González González OFMCap
founding 1922
surface 80,309 km²
Parishes 6 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Residents 91,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 )
Catholics 57,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 )
proportion of 62.6%
Diocesan priest 1 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Religious priest 3 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Catholics per priest 14,250
Friars 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Religious sisters 3 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral Cathedral of Santa Elena

The Apostolic Vicariate Caroní ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Caroní ) is a state of Bolívar in Venezuela situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Santa Elena de Uairen , which also administrative center of the district Gran Sabana is.

history

The Apostolic Vicariate Caroní was on March 4, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. built from cessions of territory of the diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana . On July 30, 1954, the Vicariate Apostolic Caroní gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic Tucupita .

Santa Elena Cathedral in Santa Elena de Uairén

Vicars Apostolic of Caroní

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