Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.
Its cathedral see, Catedral María Auxiliadora, is located in the town of Puerto Ayacucho, in Venezuela's Amazonas state. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.History
On 5 February 1932 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Orinoco from territory taken from the then Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana.
It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic and given its present name by Pope Pius XII on 7 May 1953.So far, all incumbents have been members of the missionary Salesians congregation
;Apostolic Prefects of Alto Orinoco
- Enrico de Ferrari, S.D.B. †
- Cosma Alterio, S.D.B. †
- Segundo García Fernández, S.D.B. †
;Apostolic Vicars
