Robert Herman Flock (born November 4, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco , Bolivia .
Biography
Born in Sparta, Wisconsin , Flock was ordained to the priesthood on July 9, 1982,[1] for the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse , Wisconsin . Flock received theological training from St. Francis de Salles College Seminary, as well as from the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a degree in Biblical Theology .[2]
Flock arrived in Bolivia in 1988, where he began missionary work and priestly ministry in Santa Cruz . He was appointed Assistant Vicar for the Parish of Santa Cruz, and was responsible for pastoral vocations.[3]
On October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to be titular bishop of Forum Popilii , today Forlimpopoli , near Forlì , in Italy, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba.[1] [2] [3] [4] On November 4, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco .
Flock was consecrated bishop on January 17, 2013 by Tito Solari Capellari , S.D.B. , archbishop of Cochabamba, in the Cathedral of San Sebastián .[5] [6]
Flock has been a long-time critic of former President Morales and the wider Movement for Socialism accusing them of violence, racism, and dividing the country.[7]
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