Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez

Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez
Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis
Vicariato Apostólico de Ñuflo de Chávez
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Bolivia
Metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area 81,493 km2 (31,465 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
180,000
152,000 (84.4%)
Parishes 17
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 13 December 1951 (66 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Vicar Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.
Map
Website
Website of the Vicarate

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) is an apostolic vicariate located in the town of Concepción, Santa Cruz in Bolivia.

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) Died
  • Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. † (18 December 1972 – 13 October 2000) Died
  • 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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