Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre (Latin: Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.[1][2]
Archdiocese of Sucre Archidioecesis Sucrensis Arquidiócesis de Sucre | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sucre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 49,975 km2 (19,295 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 618,000 542,000 (87.7%) |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1552 (471 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer |
| Bishops emeritus | Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- June 27, 1552: Established as Diocese of La Plata or Charcas from the Diocese of Cusco in Peru
- July 20, 1609: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata or Charcas
- November 11, 1924: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre[2]
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
- Basilica de San Francisco in Sucre
Ordinaries
Diocese of La Plata or Charcas
- Tomás de San Martín, O.P. (1552–1559 Died)[3]
- Fernando González de la Cuesta (1561–1561 Died)[4]
- Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1562–1570 Died)[5]
- Fernando Santillana Figueroa (1572–1574 Died)[6]
- Alfonso Graniero Avalos (1579–1585 Died)[7]
- Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (1587–1592 Died)[8]
- Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. (1594–1602 Died)[9]
- Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (1605–1606 Died)
- Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona) (1608–1609 Died before he was consecrated)[10]
Archdiocese of La Plata or Charcas
- Alonso de Peralta (1609–1614 Died)
- Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. (1616–1623 Died)
- Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (1624–1628 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1628–1630 Died)
- Francisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. (1635–1644 Died)
- Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (1645–1649 Died)
- Juan Alonso y Ocón (1651–1656 Died)
- Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1659–1665 Died)[11]
- Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (1669–1670 Died)
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1672–1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (1677–1683 Died)
- Bartolomé González y Poveda (1685–1692 Died)
- Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (archbishop) (1694–1713 Died)[12]
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1714–1723 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)[13]
- Juan de Necolalde (1723–1724 Died)
- Luis Francisco Romero (1725–1728 Died)
- Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1730–1742 Resigned)
- Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1742–1746 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1746–1746 Died)
- Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (1747–1756 Died)
- Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (Appointed 23 May 1757–Did Not Take Effect)
- Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont (1758–1760 Died)
- Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar (1762–1775 Died)
- Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. (1776–1782 Died)
- José Campos Julián, O.C.D. (1789–1804 Died)
- Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. (1805–1816 Died)
- Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras (1818–1827 Died)
- José María Mendizábal (1835– 1846 Died)
- Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas (1855–1858 Died)
- Pedro Jose Puch y Solona (1861–1885 Died)
- Pedro José Cayetano de la Llosa, C.O. (1887–1897 Died)
- Miguel de los Santos Taborga (1898–1905 Died)
- Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. (1906–1912 Died)
- Victor Arrién (Arrieu) (1914–1922 Resigned)
Archdiocese of Sucre
- Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (1923–1939 Died)
- Daniel Rivero Rivero (1940–1951 Retired)
- José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. (1951–1983 Retired) (Cardinal in 1967)
- René Fernández Apaza (1983–1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Cochabamba)
- Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. (1989–2013 Retired)
- Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (2 Feb 2013 Appointed – 11 Feb 2020 Retired)
- Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (11 Feb 2020 Appointed – )
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor archbishop
- René Fernández Apaza (1981–1983)
Auxiliary bishops
- Rafael Andreu Guerrero (1804-1819)
- Matías Terrazas (1827); did not take effect
- Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. (1905-1906), appointed Archbishop here
- Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. (1948-1951), appointed Bishop of Cochabamba
- Augustin Arce Mostajo (1958-1984)
- Alfonso Nava Carreón (1969-1984)
- Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. (1976-1982), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Paz
- Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. (1985-1989), appointed Archbishop here
- Walter Pérez Villamonte (1995-1998), appointed Bishop of Potosí
- Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer (2008–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa, appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile in 1734
- Dionisio Ávila, appointed Bishop of La Paz in 1916
- Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí in 2005
- Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores, appointed Prelate of Corocoro in 2013
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Archdiocese of Sucre" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Bishop Tomás de San Martín, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Father Fernando González de la Cuesta " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
- "Bishop Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- "Father Fernando Santillana Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
- "Bishop Alfonso Graniero Avalos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
- "Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Bishop Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
- "Father Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- "Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- "Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
External links
| Province of Cochabamba | |
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| Province of La Paz | |
| Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Province of Sucre | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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