Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní

Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis
Cathedral of St. Helen
Location
Country	Venezuela
Statistics
Area	80,309 km2 (31,007 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 56,000 41,550 (74.2%)
Parishes	5
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 March 1922 (95 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Santa Elena
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Felipe González González

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Caroní (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Caronensis) 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.

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 (O.F.M. Cap.)