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Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Bolivia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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 |
On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.[1][2]
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