Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco () is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.

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

References

External links

• GCatholic.org