Apostolic Vicariate Camiri
| Apostolic Vicariate Camiri | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Jesús Galeote Tormo OFM |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Francesco Focardi OFM |
| founding | May 22, 1919 |
| surface | 104,000 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 182,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 145,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 79.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,905 |
| Friars | 11 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Francis of Assisi Cathedral |
| address | Calle Méndez Arco Casilla 36 Camiri, Bolivia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Cuevensis ) is one in Bolivia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Camiri .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Camiri, located in southeastern Bolivia, was founded on May 22, 1919 by Pope Benedict XV. established with the decree Optimo sane Consilio from cession of territory of the diocese Santa Cruz de la Sierra as Apostolic Vicariate Chaco . It was handed over to the Tuscan Friars Minor , who still look after it today. On February 12, 1925, the Vicariate Apostolic Chaco gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture Pilcomayo .
On February 8, 1951, the name of the Apostolic Vicariate Chaco was changed to Apostolic Vicariate Cuevo . The Apostolic Vicariate Cuevo changed its name on March 29, 2003 to Apostolic Vicariate Camiri . The Vicariate is in the territory of the Mission Province of St. Anthony in Bolivia, with whom the Tuscan Order Province cooperates.
The vicariate covers an area of 100,000 km² and is mainly inhabited by the Guaraní tribes as well as mestizos and small groups from the indigenous tribes of the Quechua , Mataco , Toba , Ayoreo and Tapieté .
In addition to the Franciscans , the following religious communities work in the area of the Vicariate:
- Franciscan clearances of the Blessed Sacrament (Education and Catechesis)
- Franciscan Sisters of St. Elisabeth (nursing, education and pastoral care)
- Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Child Jesus (Education and Pastoral)
- Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (health and pastoral work)
- Franciscan Sisters of the Incarnation (Nursing and Catechesis)
- Dominican Sisters of the Presentation of the Lord (Nursing and Pastoral Care)
Vicars Apostolic
- Ippolito Ulivelli OFM , August 13, 1919-27. October 1922
- Angelo Cesare Vigiani, OFM, January 26, 1924-23. January 1950
- Cesar Benedetti OFM, February 8, 1951–1972
- Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini OFM, December 18, 1972–31. October 1992
- Leonardo Bernacchi OFM, November 17, 1993-15. July 2009
- Francesco Focardi OFM, July 15, 2009–2. August 2017
- Jesús Galeote Tormo OFM, since February 22, 2019
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Camiri on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Map of the Bolivian Bishoprics on the Bolivian Bishops Conference website (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c "Apostolic Vicariate Cuevo, Bolivia" ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Fraternitas , N ° 31 - 04.1998, accessed on April 13, 2012.
