Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez

Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis

Vicariato Apostólico de Ñuflo de Chávez
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
CountryBolivia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area81,493 km2 (31,465 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
180,000
152,000 (84.4%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 December 1951 (72 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic VicarBonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.
Map
Website
Website of the Vicarate

The Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See. Its cathedra is located in the episcopal see of Concepción, Santa Cruz.

History

On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.[1][2]

Leadership

  • Jorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. † (16 November 1953 – 18 September 1971)
  • Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. † (18 December 1972 – 13 October 2000)
  • Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M. (31 October 2001 – Present)

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.



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