Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) is an apostolic vicariate located in the town of Reyes in Bolivia.

Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes

Apostolicus Reyesensis

Vicariato Apostólico de Reyes
Location
CountryBolivia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area60,006 km2 (23,168 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
150,000
112,000 (74.7%)
Parishes15
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 September 1942 (77 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Kings in Reyes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Vicar ApostolicCarlos Bürgler
Auxiliary BishopsWaldo Rubén Ramírez Barrionuevo[1]
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History

On 1 September 1942 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes from the Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni.[2][3]

Leadership
  • Giovanni Claudel, C.Ss.R. † (14 July 1943 – 12 December 1955) Died
  • José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. † (11 December 1956 – 11 December 1970) Resigned
  • Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † (14 June 1973 – 1 May 1999) Resigned
  • Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1 May 1999 – Present)

Coadjutor
  • Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. (1977-1999), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

Sources
  1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/02/15/0111/00239.html
  2. "Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.



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