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.
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 |
| Map | |
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History
editOn 1 September 1942 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes from the Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni.[1][2]
Apostolic Vicars
edit- 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
edit- Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1977-1999), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
Auxiliary Bishop
edit- Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. (14 February 2014 – 1 June 2019) [3]
See also
editSources
edit- ^ "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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