Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz

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Archdiocese of La Paz
Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia
Statistics
Country: Bolivia
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 10,975 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,474,150 (2004)
1,292,873 (87.7%)
Cathedral: Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Ordinaries
Bishop: Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Auxiliary Bishop: Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz {Latin: Pacen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.

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[edit] 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

[edit] Special Churches

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of La Paz (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1996.07.31 – present)
    • Archbishop Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. (1987.02.24 – 1996.07.31)
    • Archbishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1967.07.27 – 1987.02.24)
    • Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (1943.06.18 – 1967)
  • Bishops of La Paz (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (1938.01.16 – 1943.06.18)
    • Bishop Augusto Sieffert, C.SS.R. (1924.11.15 – 1934.02.24)
    • Bishop Celestino Loza (1920.06.20 – 1921.01.21)
    • Bishop Dionisio Avila (1916.01.27 – 1919.07.03)
    • Bishop Emanuele Giuseppe Pena (1911.10.24 – 1913)
    • Bishop Nicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. (1901.11.12 – 1909.11.24)
    • Bishop Antonio Sánchez Matas, O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1827.04.28)
    • Bishop Remigio de La Santa y Ortega (1797.07.24 – 1816.08.10)
    • Archbishop Diego Antonio de Parada (1752.12.18 – 1762.01.25)
    • Bishop José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, O.P. (1746.06.14 – 1746.11.17)
    • Archbishop Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1742.02.28 – 1746.06.14)
    • Archbishop Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1731.12.17 – 1742.01.22)
    • Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1708.05.14 – 1714.03.21)
    • Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (1680.09.23 – 1694.04.19)
    • Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.S.A. (1645.01 – 1647.04)
    • Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1633 – 1639.03.22)
    • Archbishop Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. (1608.05.28 – 1616)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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