Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro
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.
Diocese of Oruro Dioecesis Orurensis Diócesis de Oruro | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cochabamba |
| Metropolitan | Cochabamba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 403,521 342,993 (85%) |
| Parishes | 37 |
| Information | |
| 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 |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeoruro.org | |
History
- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Oruro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Bishops
Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)
- 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 | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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