Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto

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Diocese of El Alto
Dioecesis Altanus

Statistics
Country:	Bolivia
Metropolitan:	La Paz
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	23,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,100,000 (2004) 900,000 (81.8%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto {Latin: Altan(us)} is a diocese located in the city of El Alto in the Ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• June 25, 1994: Established as Diocese of El Alto from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of El Alto (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (June 25, 1994 – present)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy