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Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez
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.
Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis Vicariato Apostólico de Ñuflo de Chávez | |
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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 | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 December 1951 (72 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 | |
History edit
On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.[1][2]
Leadership edit
- 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)
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