Suffragan diocese San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Sancti Ignatii Velascani
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in the Chiquitania region of eastern Bolivia, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Chiquitos on 27 January 1930 and elevated to a diocese on 3 November 1994. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, its seat is the Cathedral of St. Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco. American-born Bishop Robert Herman Flock has led the diocese since 2017.
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- Established
- 1930
- Catholics
- 220,000
- Priests
- 31
- Territory
- 197,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Robert Herman Flock
- Born
- 4 November 1956
- Birthplace
- Sparta
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Ignatius, San Ignacio de Velasco stands in San Ignacio de Velasco, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The city of San Ignacio de Velasco is the seat of this diocese, Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani in Latin, part of the ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.
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Bishop Robert Flock publishes reflection on Santa Cruz's 216th anniversary
Bishop Robert Flock published a reflection in the El Día newspaper to mark the 216th anniversary of the libertarian movement in Santa Cruz. The bishop of the Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco described the region's people as having a moral responsibility to lead a revolution of honesty and justice within the country. Flock noted his personal connection to the region, stating he has spent 34 of his 38 years of missionary work in Santa Cruz, including 24.5 years at the La Santa Cruz parish. He expressed pride in serving a territory originally evangelized by the Compañía de Jesús and the Orden de Frailes Menores.
- Bishop of Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco signs decree
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