Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Camiri (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is an apostolic vicariate located in the city of Camiri in Bolivia.

Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri Apostolicus Vicariatus Cuevensis Vicariato Apostólico de Camiri
Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
Location
Country	Bolivia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	104,000 km^2 (40,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 144,000 120,000 (83.3%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 May 1919 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Camiri
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi
Map

History

On 22 May 1919 Pope Benedict XV 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. Pope Pius XII changed the name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo in 1951 and Blessed John Paul II gave it its present name in 2003.[1][2]

Leadership

• Ippolito Ulivelli, O.F.M. † (13 August 1919 – 27 October 1922) Died
• César Angel Vigiani, 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 – Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

Sources

1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Camiri". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.