The Vicariate Apostolic of Pando ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is a
Latin Church
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missionary ecclesiastical territory or
apostolic vicariate of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
Bolivia. Its
cathedra is located in the
episcopal see of
Riberalta
Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, situated where the Madre de Dios River joins the Beni River. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
As the capital of the province of Vaca Diez, the city ...
.
History
* April 29, 1942: Established as Vicariate Apostolic of Pando from the
Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni
The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni (or Beni for short) ( la, 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. It ...
Apostolic Vicars
* Bishop
Alfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante,
M.M. † (1943.01.13 – 1960.11.15)
* Bishop
Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † (1960.11.15 – 1968.11)
* Bishop
Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff † (1982.12.17 – 1986.12.01)
* Bishop
Luis Morgan Casey † (1988.01.18 – 2013.02.02)
* Bishop
Eugenio Coter (2013.02.02 – present)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
The Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism was introduced in the 1530s and the first diocese was established in 1552. Evangelization among the Indians ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia
Christian organizations established in 1942
1942 establishments in Bolivia
Pando Department
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Bolivia
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