Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

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Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani

Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco
Location
Country Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Metropolitan Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Statistics
Area197,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
245,000
220,000 (89.8%)
Parishes22
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established27 January 1930 (91 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Robert Herman Flock
Metropolitan ArchbishopSergio Alfredo Gualberti
Map
Bistum San Ignacio de Velasco.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani) is a diocese located in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.

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Bishops

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Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop

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