Archdiocese of La Paz

Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia

Arquidiócesis de La Paz
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Location
Country Bolivia
Ecclesiastical provinceLa Paz
Statistics
Area10,975 km2 (4,237 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,474,150
1,292,873 (87.7%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 July 1605 (418 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopPercy Lorenzo Galván Flores
Auxiliary BishopsMario Luis Durán Berríos,
Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia,
Basilio Mamani Quispe
Bishops emeritusEdmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Map
Website
www.arzobispadolapaz.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz (Latin: Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.[1][2]

History

  • July 4, 1605: Established as Diocese of La Paz in Bolivia from the Diocese of La Plata
  • June 18, 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz

Special churches

Bishops of the diocese

Diocese of La Paz

Erected: 4 July 1605

Archdiocese of La Paz

Elevated: 18 June 1943

  • Jorge Manrique Hurtado (27 Jul 1967 – 24 Feb 1987 Retired)
  • Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, OFM (24 Feb 1987 – 31 Jul 1996 Resigned)
  • Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (31 Jul 1996 – 23 May 2020 Retired)
  • Percy Lorenzo Galván Flores (23 May 2020 – present)

Coadjutor archbishop

  • Alejandro Mestre Descals, SJ (1982.06.28 - 1987.02.24), did not succeed to see

Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz

  • José Clemente Maurer CSsR, (1950.03.01 – 1951.10.27), appointed Archbishop of Sucre (Cardinal in 1967)
  • Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1952.02.23 - 1956.07.28), appointed Bishop of Oruro (later returned here as Archbishop)
  • José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1956 - 1965.08.19), appointed Archbishop of Cochabamba
  • Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, SDB (1960.12.09 - 1981.11.21), appointed Archbishop of Cochabamba
  • Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1968.11.11 - 1992.11.10), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija
  • Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff (1969.01.02 – 1982.12.17), appointed Prelate of Pando
  • Julio Terrazas Sandoval, CSsR (1978.04.15 - 1982.01.09), appointed Bishop of Oruro; future Cardinal
  • Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, OCD (1983.11.03 - 2000.04.14), appointed Bishop of Bolivia, Military
  • Luis Morgan Casey (1983.12.03 – 1988.01.18), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Pando
  • Nino Marzoli, CR (1988.04.16 - 1992.04.28), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
  • Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (2002.05.29 - 2012.04.04), appointed Bishop of Bolivia, Military
  • Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, OFM (2014.03.25 - 2020.11.28), appointed Vicar Apostolic of El Beni
  • Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, OP (2014.03.25 - 2019.10.11), appointed Bishop of Tarija
  • Mario Luis Durán Berríos (2022.02.22-)
  • Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia (2022.02.22-)
  • Basilio Mamani Quispe (2022.02.22-)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

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