Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní
The Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral see, Catedral de Santa Elena, is located in the city of Santa Elena de Uairén in Venezuela's landlocked Bolívar state.History
On 4 March 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.
It lost territory in 1954 when the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established.''So far, all apostolic vicars were Capucins
- Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Santiago Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.
- Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.
