Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre
Archdiocese of Sucre
Archidioecesis Sucrensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Bolivia |
| Statistics |
| Area |
49,975 km2 (19,295 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
552,619
473,967 (85.8%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre (Latin: Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.
History
- June 27, 1552: Established as Diocese of La Plata from the Diocese of Cusco in Peru
- 1609: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
- November 11, 1924: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica de San Francisco in Sucre
Leadership
- Archbishops of Sucre (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. (1989.11.06 – present)
- Archbishop René Fernández Apaza (1983.11.30 – 1988.04.16)
- Cardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. (1951.10.27 – 1983.11.30)
- Archbishop Daniel Rivero Rivero (1940.02.03 – 1951)
- Archbishop Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (1924.11.11 – 1939.10.28)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of La Plata (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (1923.10.31 – 1924.11.11)
- Archbishop Victor Arrién (1914.01.13 – 1922.12.14)
- Archbishop Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. (1906.04.30 – 1912.02.04)
- Archbishop Miguel de los Santos Taborga (1898.02.25 – 1906.04.30)
- Archbishop Pedro José Cayetano de la Llosa, C.O. (1887.11.14 – 1897.08.02)
- Archbishop Pedro José Puch y Solona (1861.12.13 – 1885)
- Archbishop Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas (1855.09.28 – 1860)
- Archbishop José María Mendizábal (1835.07.24 – 1855)
- Archbishop Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras (1818.03.16 – 1827)
- Archbishop Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. (1805.06.26 – 1816.04.11)
- Archbishop José Campos Julián, O.C.D. (1784.09.20 – 1804.03.25)
- Archbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. (1776.09.16 – 1782.04.29)
- Archbishop Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar (1762.01.25 – 1775.08.11)
- Archbishop Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont (1758.03.13 – 1760.08.28)
- Archbishop Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (1747.09.04 – 1756.04.01)
- Archbishop Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1746.06.14 – 1747.12.29)
- Archbishop Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1742.01.22 – 1746.06.14)
- Archbishop Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1730.07.24 – 1742.01.22)
- Archbishop Luis Francisco Romero (1725.11.19 – 1728.11.28)
- Archbishop Juan de Necolalde (1723.05.12 – 1724.05.14)
- Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1714.03.21 – 1723.05.12)
- Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (1694.04.19 – 1709)
- Archbishop Bartolome Gonzalez y Poveda (1685.04.09 – 1692.11.26)
- Archbishop Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (1677.11.08 – 1683.10.07)
- Archbishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1672.02.08 – 1677.06.14)
- Archbishop Bernardo de Izaguirre Reyes (1669.07.15 – 1670.03.17)
- Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1659.01.27 – 1665.10.15)
- Archbishop Juan Alonso de Ocón (1651.07.17 – 1656.06.29)
- Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (1645.08.21 – 1649.10.13)
- Archbishop Francisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. (1635.07.09 – 1644.06.23)
- Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1628.06.05 – 1630.02.05)
- Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (1624.04.15 – 1628.05.29)
- Archbishop Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. (1616.11.14 – 1623)
- Archbishop Alonso de Peralta (1609.01.19 – 1616)
- Bishops of La Plata (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (1605.07.18 – 1606.07.05)
- Bishop Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. (1594.06.17 – 1602.11.19)
- Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (1587.11.06 – 1592.06.25)
- Bishop Alfonso Granero de Ávalos (1579.01.09 – 1585)
- Bishop Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1562.07.06 – 1570.02.28)
- Bishop Tomás de San Martín, O.P. (1552.06.27 – 1559)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
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| Province of Cochabamba |
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| Province of La Paz |
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| Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
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| Province of Sucre |
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