Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

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Parishes 22 Rite Roman Rite Country Bolivia Metropolitan archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti		Denomination Roman Catholic Area 197,000 km² Bishop Carlos Stetter

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)245,000220,000 (89.8%) Established 27 January 1930 (87 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani) is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.

History

January 27, 1930: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chiquitos from the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

November 3, 1994: Promoted as Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

Bishops of San Ignacio de Velasco (Roman rite)

Bishop Carlos Stetter (1995.07.29 – present)

Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1994.11.03 – 1995.07.29)

Vicars Apostolic of Chiquitos (Roman rite)

Bishop Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1974.08.21 – 1994.11.03)

Bishop José Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. (1949.05.12 – 1974.08.21)

Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. (1942.02.25 – 1949)

Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. (1931.01.08 – 1941)

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