The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni (or Beni for short) ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis) is a

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missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate. As an exempt territory, it is not part of any

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. Its

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is in the Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (devoted to the

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), in the

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's Amazonian interior.

History

On 1 December 1917

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established as Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni on territory split off from the then Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (now an archdiocese). It lost territory twice in 1942, when

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

created the

Apostolic Vicariate of Pando The Vicariate Apostolic of Pando ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. Its cathedra is located in the episcopal see of Riberalt ...

and

Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes The Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes ( la, 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. His ...

. Exceptionally for a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, it was repeatedly (since 1781) given an auxiliary bishop, so as to be headed by two titular bishops.

Ordinaries

:''So far, all members of the missionary

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(O.F.M.) *

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, O.F.M.,

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(13 August 1919 – † 5 March 1926) *

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, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of

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(10 July 1926 – 1953) Resigned *

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, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of

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(29 June 1953 – 17 November 1986) Resigned ** Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Salpi (1981.11.30 – 2007.06.06) * Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Cuma (17 November 1986 – 22 February 2020) Retired ** Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of

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(2007.06.06 – 2009.07.15) ** Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Bordi, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Mutugenna (2010.11.06 – ...) * Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. (2020.11.28 -

References

Sources and external links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia Christian organizations established in 1917 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Bolivia Trinidad, Bolivia {{Bolivia-RC-diocese-stub

History

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References

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