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Bishop Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas

Vicar Apostolic of Caroní

Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Escudo de Armas de su episcopado, en la parte superior izquierda la corona de la Virgen de la Consolación, su patrona. en la parte superior derecha la cruz de la Capilla del Seminario donde fue formado, rector y donde recibió la ordenación episcopal y en la parte inferior el Salto Angel, icono de la Gran Sabana donde está el vicariato apostólico del Caroní.
Born
Dec 5, 1968 Capacho Viejo, Táchira, Venezuela
Nationality
Venezuela
Ordained priest
Aug 14, 1993 Calle 3 con Carrera 3, Venezuela
Ordained bishop
Jun 26, 2021 Seminary, Venezuela
Appointed
Jul 20, 2021
Principal consecrator
Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez
Co-consecrators
Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina

Bishop Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas, Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, was born on December 5, 1968, in Capacho Viejo, Táchira, Venezuela, in the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela. He was ordained a priest for San Cristóbal de Venezuela on August 14, 1993. On April 27, 2021, he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Caroní. He received episcopal ordination on June 26, 2021, with Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez as principal consecrator and Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez and Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina as co-consecrators. He was installed as Vicar Apostolic of Caroní on July 20, 2021.