Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes
Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Bolivia
Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes Apostolicus Reyesensis Vicariato Apostólico de Reyes | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 60,006 km2 (23,168 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 150,000 112,000 (74.7%) |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 September 1942 (82 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Kings in Reyes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Vacant |
Apostolic Administrator | Eugenio Coter |
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. Its cathedra is located in the episcopal see of Reyes.
History
On 1 September 1942 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes from the Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni.[1][2]
Apostolic Vicars
- Giovanni Claudel, C.Ss.R. † (14 July 1943 – 12 December 1955) Died
- José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. † (11 December 1956 – 11 December 1970) Resigned
- Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † (14 June 1973 – 1 May 1999) Resigned
- Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1 May 1999 – 18 February 2019) Resigned
- Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. (1 June 2019 – 7 July 2022) Died
- Eugenio Coter, Apostolic Administrator (since 9 July 2022)
Coadjutor
- Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1977-1999), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
Auxiliary Bishop
- Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. (14 February 2014 – 1 June 2019) [3]
See also
Sources
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ bollettino
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