Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

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.

Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Metropolitan	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Statistics
Area	197,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 245,000 220,000 (89.8%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 January 1930 (94 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Robert Herman Flock
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti
Map

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

Using reverse chronological order:

• Bishops of San Ignacio de Velasco (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Robert Herman Flock (2017.02.02 – present)
  • Bishop Carlos Stetter (1995.07.29 – 2016.11.04)
  • 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)

Coadjutor bishops

• Carlos Stetter (1995)
• Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. (1970-1974), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Auxiliary bishop

• Carlos Stetter (1987-1995), appointed Coadjutor here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

External links

• GCatholic.org