Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní
Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Helen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 80,309 km2 (31,007 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 5 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1922 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Santa Elena |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Apostolic Vicar | Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas |
| Bishops emeritus | Felipe González González |
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Caroní (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis) 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.