Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes

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Bishop(s) Vacant Eugenio Coter, Apostolic Administrator Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Erected: 1 September 1942 Vicariate Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Bolivia Square Kilometers: 60,000 (23,175 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Casa Parroquial, Reyes, Beni; Casilla 9215, La Paz, Bolivia Telephone: (03)8252.040; (02)2913.730 Fax: (03)8251.140; (02)2225.227

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jean-Baptiste Claudel, C.SS.R. † (14 Jul 1943 Appointed - 12 Dec 1955 Died)
• José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. † (11 Dec 1956 Appointed - 11 Dec 1970 Resigned)
• Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. † (14 Jun 1973 Appointed - 1 May 1999 Retired)
• Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. (1 May 1999 Succeeded - 18 Feb 2019 Retired)
• Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. † (1 Jun 2019 Appointed - 7 Jul 2022 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1 September 1942	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni o Beni (West and South)	Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	17,000	17,200	98.8%		8	8	2,125		11		10	ap1951
1966	26,500	30,000	88.3%	3	10	13	2,038		11	22	8	ap1967
1970	30,000	35,000	85.7%		11	11	2,727		13	15		ap1971
1976	30,000	38,000	78.9%		16	16	1,875		22	22	5	ap1977
1980	32,800	41,000	80.0%		14	14	2,342		16	30	5	ap1981
1990	102,000	120,000	85.0%		11	11	9,272	2	13	37	5	ap1991
1999	102,000	125,000	81.6%	6	10	16	6,375	2	16	34	15	ap2000
2000	105,000	130,000	80.8%	4	9	13	8,076	2	12	40	15	ap2001
2001	106,000	132,000	80.3%	6	11	17	6,235	2	17	42	15	ap2002
2002	107,000	135,000	79.3%	5	11	16	6,687	2	18	41	15	ap2003
2003	108,000	137,000	78.8%	5	11	16	6,750	1	16	36	15	ap2004
2004	108,500	138,000	78.6%	4	11	15	7,233	1	20	40	5	ap2005
2010	112,000	150,000	74.7%	5	9	14	8,000	1	14	44	15	ap2011
2014	140,110	183,650	76.3%	7	10	17	8,241	1	15	41	15	ap2015
2017	145,961	192,986	75.6%	10	6	16	9,122	1	11	39	15	ap2018
2020	153,564	203,802	75.3%	7	5	12	12,797		9	38	16	ap2021
2022	148,316	196,862	75.3%	12	5	17	8,724		10	38	16	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 24 Jan 1997; Vicar Apostolic: 1 May 1999 to 18 Feb 2019)
• Eugenio Coter (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Jul 2022)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jun 1973 to 1 May 1999)
• Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 2014; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Feb 2019 to 1 Jun 2019; Vicar Apostolic: 1 Jun 2019 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Jean-Baptiste Claudel, C.SS.R. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jul 1943 to 12 Dec 1955)
• José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1956 to 11 Dec 1970)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 361, to Page 363

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