Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Oruro
Dioecesis Orurensis
Diócesis de Oruro
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Cochabamba |
Metropolitan | Cochabamba |
Statistics | |
Area | 53,588 km 2 (20,690 sq mi) |
Population
- Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004)
403,521 342,993 (85%) |
Parishes | 37 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 November 1924 ( 98 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Oruro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska , SVD |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdeoruro.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro ( Latin : Dioecesis Orurensis ) is a diocese located in the city of Oruro in the Ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
History
- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Oruro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Bishops
Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)
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Bishops
of Oruro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska (2005.06.30 – present)
- Bishop Braulio Sáez Garcia , OCD (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
- Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval , CSsR (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06), appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; future Cardinal
- Bishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
- Bishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
- Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba; future Archbishop
- Bishop Bertoldo Bühl , OFM (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
- Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
- Bishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas , CMF (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16), appointed Bishop of La Paz; future Archbishop
Auxiliary bishop
- Braulio Sáez Garcia , OCD (1987-1991), appointed Bishop here
See also
References
External links
Province of Cochabamba | |
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Province of La Paz | |
Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
Province of Sucre | |
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