Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Tucupita () 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

On 30 July 1954, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita from territory taken from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.

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

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

Sources and References

External links

• GigaCatholic, with extensive biographies of incumbents