Apostolic Vicariate of Pando
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.
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 (81 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Riberalta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Eugenio Coter |
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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
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| Province of Cochabamba | |
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| Province of La Paz | |
| Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Province of Sucre | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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