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Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco Dioecesis Sancti Ignatii Velascani Diócesis de San Ignacio de Velasco |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Metropolitan | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 197,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 245,000 220,000 (89.8%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 January 1930 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Ignatius in San Ignacio de Velasco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlos Stetter |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti |
| Map | |
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.