Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Metropolitan | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Statistics | |
Area | 197,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 245,000 220,000 (89.8%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 January 1930 (86 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Stetter |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani) is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.
History
- January 27, 1930: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chiquitos from the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- November 3, 1994: Promoted as Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Leadership
- Bishops of San Ignacio de Velasco (Roman rite)
- Bishop Carlos Stetter (1995.07.29 – present)
- Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1994.11.03 – 1995.07.29)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chiquitos (Roman rite)
- Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1974.08.21 – 1994.11.03)
- Bishop José Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. (1949.05.12 – 1974.08.21)
- Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. (1942.02.25 – 1949)
- Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. (1931.01.08 – 1941)
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