The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni (or Beni for short) (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate. As an exempt territory, it is not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedra is in the Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (devoted to the Holy Trinity), in the episcopal see of Trinidad in Bolivia's Amazonian interior.
Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis Vicariato Apostólico de El Beni o Beni | |
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 Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 150,686 km2 (58,180 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 206,010 164,808 (80%) |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 December 1917 (106 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Trinidad |
| Patron saint | Holy Trinity |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic | Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. |
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History
editOn 1 December 1917 Pope Benedict XV established as Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni on territory split off from the then Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (now an archdiocese).
It lost territory twice in 1942, when Pope Pius XII created the Apostolic Vicariate of Pando and Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes.[1][2]
Exceptionally for a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, it was repeatedly (since 1781) given an auxiliary bishop, so as to be headed by two titular bishops.
Ordinaries
edit- So far, all members of the missionary Friars Minor (O.F.M.)
- Ramón Calvó y Martí, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Catenna (13 August 1919 – † 5 March 1926)
- Pedro Francisco Luna Pachón, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Titiopolis (10 July 1926 – 1953) Resigned
- Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Caltadria (29 June 1953 – 17 November 1986) Resigned
- Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Salpi (1981.11.30 – 2007.06.06)
- Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Cuma (17 November 1986 – 22 February 2020) Retired
- Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Cenculiana (2007.06.06 – 2009.07.15)
- Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Bordi, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Mutugenna (2010.11.06 – ...)
- Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. (2020.11.28 -
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
Sources and external links
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