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