Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani) is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.
Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Metropolitan | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 197,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 245,000 220,000 (89.8%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 January 1930 (91 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Herman Flock |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti |
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History
- January 27, 1930: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chiquitos from the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- November 3, 1994: Promoted as Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Bishops
Using reverse chronological order:
- Bishops of San Ignacio de Velasco (Roman rite)
- Bishop Robert Herman Flock (2017.02.02 – present)
- Bishop Carlos Stetter (1995.07.29 – 2016.11.04)
- Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1994.11.03 – 1995.07.29)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chiquitos (Roman rite)
- Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1974.08.21 – 1994.11.03)
- Bishop José Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. (1949.05.12 – 1974.08.21)
- Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. (1942.02.25 – 1949)
- Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. (1931.01.08 – 1941)
Coadjutor bishops
- Carlos Stetter (1995)
- Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1970-1974), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
Auxiliary bishop
- Carlos Stetter (1987-1995), appointed Coadjutor here
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
References
External links
| Province of Cochabamba | |
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| Province of La Paz | |
| Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Province of Sucre | |
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