Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes

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
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 (83 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Kings in Reyes
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Vicar Apostolic	Vacant
Apostolic Administrator	Eugenio Coter
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History

On 1 September 1942 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes from the Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni.^[1][2]

Apostolic Vicars

• 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

• Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1977-1999), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Auxiliary Bishop

• Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. (14 February 2014 – 1 June 2019) ^[3]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia