The Vicariate Apostolic of Camiri () is a

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missionary ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. Its

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is found in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in the

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Camiri Camiri (Camirito, La Bomba, Choreti, Capital Petrolera de Bolivia) is a city in Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Cordillera Province. It is the seat of the Camiri Municipality. The town has an estimated population of 65,897 inhabitants,

History

On 22 May 1919

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established the Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco from the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The name of the vicariate has subsequently been changed twice.

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changed the name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo in 1951 and

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gave it its present name in 2003.

Leadership

* Ippolito Ulivelli, O.F.M. † (13 August 1919 – 27 October 1922) Died *

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, O.F.M. † (21 January 1924 – 23 January 1950) Resigned * Cesar Francesco Benedetti, O.F.M. † (8 February 1951 – 18 December 1972) Resigned * Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. † (18 December 1972 – 31 October 1992) Died * Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † (17 November 1993 – 15 July 2009) Resigned * Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. † (15 July 2009 – 2 August 2017) Resigned * Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M. (22 February 2019 – present)

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Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia Christian organizations established in 1919 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Bolivia {{Bolivia-stub

History

Leadership

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