Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez

Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez

*Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis*

Vicariato Apostólico de Ñuflo de Chávez
Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez; Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis; Vicariato Apostólico de Ñuflo de Chávez
	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Bolivia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	81,493 km2 (31,465 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2010); 180,000; 152,000 (84.4%)
Parishes	17
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 December 1951 (72 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.
Map
Website
	Website of the Vicarate

The Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Niuflensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See. Its cathedra is located in the episcopal see of Concepción, Santa Cruz.

History

On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.^[1]^[2]

^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

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