Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní

Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní

Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis
Cathedral of St. Helen
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area80,309 km2 (31,007 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 56,000
  • 41,550 (74.2%)
Parishes5
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 March 1922 (103 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Santa Elena
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Apostolic VicarGonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas
Bishops emeritusFelipe 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.