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
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in
Bolivia
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. Its
cathedra
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is located in the
episcopal see
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of
Riberalta.
History
* April 29, 1942: Established as Vicariate Apostolic of Pando from the
Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni
Apostolic Vicars
* Bishop
Alfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante,
M.M. † (1943.01.13 – 1960.11.15)
* Bishop
Thomas Patrick Collins
Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. (January 13, 1915 – December 7, 1973) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll) he was assigned to missions in Bolivia. He served ...
, M.M. † (1960.11.15 – 1968.11)
* Bishop
Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff
Andrew Bernardo Schierhoff (February 10, 1922 – December 1, 1986) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Schierhoff was ordained to the priesthood on April ...
† (1982.12.17 – 1986.12.01)
* Bishop
Luis Morgan Casey
Luis Morgan Casey (June 23, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church bishop who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of La Paz in Bolivia. He also served as the vicar apostolic to the Catholic ...
† (1988.01.18 – 2013.02.02)
* Bishop
Eugenio Coter (2013.02.02 – present)
See also
*
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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