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
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 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Apostolic Vicar	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.
Map
Website
Website of the Vicarate

History

On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.^[1][2]

Leadership

• 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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia