Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes

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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 (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
150,000
112,000 (74.7%)
Parishes15
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 September 1942 (79 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Kings in Reyes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Vicar Apostolic
Auxiliary Bishops[1]
Map
Apostolisches Vikariat Reyes.svg

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

History[]

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

Leadership[]

  • , C.Ss.R. † (14 July 1943 – 12 December 1955) Died
  • , C.Ss.R. † (11 December 1956 – 11 December 1970) Resigned
  • Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † (14 June 1973 – 1 May 1999) Resigned
  • , C.Ss.R. (1 May 1999 – Present)

Coadjutor[]

  • , C.Ss.R. (1977-1999), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

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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