Apostolic Vicariate of Pando
Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Bolivia
Apostolic Vicariate of Pando Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis Vicariato Apostólico de Pando | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 86,261 km2 (33,306 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 208,867 187,981 (90%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 April 1942 (82 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Riberalta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Eugenio Coter |
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Pando (Latin: 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 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, 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
References
External links
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