The Vicariate Apostolic of Pando () is a
Latin Church
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missionary ecclesiastical territory or
apostolic vicariate
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of the
Catholic Church
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in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. Its
cathedra
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is located in the
episcopal see
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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 ha ...
.
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
*
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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