Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni
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The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni (or Beni for short) (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate. As an exempt territory, it is not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedra is in the Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (devoted to the Holy Trinity), in the episcopal see of Trinidad in Bolivia's Amazonian interior.
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Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis Vicariato Apostólico de El Beni o Beni | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 150,686 km2 (58,180 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 206,010 164,808 (80%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 December 1917 (106 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Trinidad |
Patron saint | Holy Trinity |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. |
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