Apostolic Vicariate of

Puerto Ayacucho

Venezuela

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Puerto Ayacucho / Portus Ayacuquen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1932.02.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco / de Alto Orinoco (Latin) (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana)
1953.05.07: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho / Portus Ayacuquen(sis) (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: Puerto Ayacucho, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2015.10.14 – ...):

Bishop Jonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera, S.D.B. (71)

Titular Bishop of Canapium

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera, S.D.B. (71)
(2015.10.14 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela)
Titular Bishop of Canapium

Born:	1952.10.05 (Caracas, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:	1979.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.01.10

Titular Bishop of Canapium (2015.10.14 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (2015.10.14 – ...)

Bishop José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. (85)
(1996.02.23 – 2015.10.14)

Titular Bishop of Bamaccora
Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela)

Born:	1939.04.23 (Artajona, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1965.02.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.05.04

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1996.02.23 – 2015.10.14)

Titular Bishop of Bamaccora (1996.02.23 – ...)

Bishop Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, S.D.B. (later Cardinal)
(1989.10.23 – 1995.05.27)

Servus Christi pro fratribus

Born:	1929.01.17 (Acarigua, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:	1955.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.01.06
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2003.07.06 (Caracas, Venezuela † 74)

Titular Bishop of Utimmira (1989.10.23 – 1995.05.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1989.10.23 – 1995.05.27)

Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) (1992.05.27 – 1994.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1995.05.27 – 2003.07.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (2001.02.21 [2001.05.24] – 2003.07.06)

Bishop Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B.
(1974.10.05 – 1989.10.23)

Born:	1918.08.31 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1947.08.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.12.12
Died:	1998.11.15 († 80)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1974.10.05 – 1989.10.23)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1974.10.05 – 1998.11.15)

Bishop Segundo García Fernández, S.D.B.
(1953.05.07 – 1974.10.05)

Born:	1899.11.04 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1928.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.09.20
Died:	1975.06.06 († 75)

Prefect Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Venezuela) (1950.08.21 – 1953.05.07)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1953.05.07 – 1974.10.05)

Titular Bishop of Olympus (1953.05.07 – 1975.06.06)

Prefects Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Roman Rite)

Fr. Segundo García Fernández, S.D.B. (later Bishop)
(1950.08.21 – 1953.05.07)

(see above)

Fr. Cosma Alterio, S.D.B.
(1947.01.31 – 1950)

Died:

1950

Prefect Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Venezuela) (1947.01.31 – 1950)

Fr. Enrico de Ferrari, S.D.B.
(1932.11.14 – 1945.08.03)

Born:	1875.11.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1899.05.21
Died:	1945.08.03 († 69)

Prefect Apostolic of Alto Orinoco (Venezuela) (1932.11.14 – 1945.08.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral María Auxiliadora, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas

Inírida (↙), Puerto Carreño (←), Ciudad Bolívar (↗), Roraima (→), São Gabriel da Cachoeira (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 180,000 km²

Population: 157,000 Catholics (71.4% of 220,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 12 missions

Personnel: 20 priests (8 diocesan, 12 religious), 2 deacons, 41 religious (19 brothers, 22 sisters), 3 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.08.13

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