Apostolic Vicariate El Beni o Beni
| Apostolic Vicariate El Beni o Beni | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Julio María Elías Montoya OFM |
| founding | December 1, 1917 |
| surface | 150,686 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 226.174 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 180,939 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,539 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 15 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| address | Casilla 34 Trinidad [Beni] Bolivia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Beni ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis ) is one in Bolivia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Trinidad .
It was separated from the diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra on December 1, 1917 and entrusted to the Franciscan Order.
The then 150,686 km² large vicariate gave up some areas on April 29, 1942 for the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate Pando and on September 1, 1942 others for the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate Reyes .
The vicariate, which is headed by the Franciscans to this day, received a secular priest for the first time in the 1970s. The enormous population growth caused the vicariate to exceed 100,000 Catholics for the first time at the end of the 1980s. However, the severe shortage of priests hardly allows any further expansion of the district.
Vicars Apostolic
- Ramón Calvó y Martí OFM (1919–1926)
- Pedro Francisco Luna Pachón OFM (1926–1953)
- Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta OFM (1953–1986)
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Julio María Elías Montoya OFM (1986-2020)
- Sedis vacancy since February 22, 2020
See also
- Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga OFM, auxiliary bishop in El Beni from 1981 to 2007