Diocese of Oruro

Dioecesis Orurensis

Diócesis de Oruro
Location
CountryBolivia
Ecclesiastical provinceCochabamba
MetropolitanCochabamba
Statistics
Area53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
403,521
342,993 (85%)
Parishes37
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 November 1924 (99 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption in Oruro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKrzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska, SVD
Metropolitan ArchbishopOscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes
Map
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

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


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