Apostolic Vicariate of Pando

Apostolic Vicariate of Pando Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis Vicariato Apostólico de Pando
Location
Country	Bolivia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	86,261 km2 (33,306 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 208,867 187,981 (90%)
Parishes	6
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	29 April 1942 (79 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Riberalta
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Eugenio Coter
Bishops emeritus	Luis Morgan Casey
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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Pando (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is an apostolic vicariate located in the city of Riberalta in Bolivia.

History[]

• April 29, 1942: Established as Vicariate Apostolic of Pando from the Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni

Ordinaries[]

• Bishop Alfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. † (1943.01.13 – 1960.11.15)
• Bishop Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † (1960.11.15 – 1982.12.17)
• 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

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org

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