Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre
| Archdiocese of Sucre Archidioecesis Sucrensis Arquidiócesis de Sucre | |
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sucre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 49,975 km2 (19,295 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 618,000 542,000 (87.7%) |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1552 (463 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre (Latin: Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.[1][2]
History
- June 27, 1552: Established as Diocese of La Plata o Charcas from the Diocese of Cusco in Peru
- July 20, 1609: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
- November 11, 1924: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre[2]
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
- Basilica de San Francisco in Sucre
Ordinaries
Diocese of La Plata o Charcas
- Tomás de San Martín, O.P. (27 Jun 1552 Appointed - 1559 Died)[3]
- Fernando González de la Cuesta (25 Jun 1561 Appointed - 24 Sep 1561 Died)
- Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (6 Jul 1562 Appointed - Dec 1570 Died)
- Fernando Santillana Figueroa (17 Oct 1572 Appointed - 1574 Died)
- Alfonso Graniero Avalos (9 Jan 1579 Appointed - 1585 Died)
- Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (6 Nov 1587 Appointed - 25 Jun 1592 Died)
- Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. (17 Jun 1594 Appointed - 19 Nov 1602 Died)
- Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (18 Jul 1605 Appointed - 5 Jul 1606 Died)
- Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona) (14 Jan 1608 Appointed - 1609 Died)
Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
- Alonso de Peralta (14 Jan 1609 Appointed - 3 Dec 1614 Died)
- Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. (14 Nov 1616 Appointed - 1623 Died)
- Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (15 Apr 1624 Appointed - 29 May 1628 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (5 Jun 1628 Appointed - 5 Feb 1630 Died)
- Francisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. (9 Jul 1635 Appointed - 23 Jun 1644 Died)
- Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (21 Aug 1645 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1649 Died)
- Juan Alonso y Ocón (17 Jul 1651 Confirmed - 12 Oct 1656 Died)
- Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (27 Jan 1659 Appointed - 15 Oct 1665 Died)
- Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (15 Jul 1669 Confirmed - 16 Mar 1670 Died)
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (8 Feb 1672 Appointed - 14 Jun 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (8 Nov 1677 Appointed - 7 Dec 1683 Died)
- Bartolomé González y Poveda (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 26 Nov 1692 Died)
- Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (19 Apr 1694 Appointed - 1713 Died)
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (21 Mar 1714 Appointed - 12 May 1723 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Juan de Necolalde (12 May 1723 Appointed - 14 May 1724 Died)
- Luis Francisco Romero (19 Nov 1725 Appointed - 28 Nov 1728 Died)
- Alonso del Pozo y Silva (24 Jul 1730 Appointed - 22 Jan 1742 Resigned)
- Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (22 Jan 1742 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1746 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (14 Jun 1746 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1746 Died)
- Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (4 Sep 1747 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1756 Died)
- Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (23 May 1757 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
- Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont (13 Mar 1758 Appointed - 28 Aug 1760 Died)
- Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar (25 Jan 1762 Appointed - 11 Aug 1775 Died)
- Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. (16 Sep 1776 Appointed - 1782 Died)
- José Campos Julián, O.C.D. (20 Sep 1789 Appointed - 25 Mar 1804 Died)
- Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 11 Apr 1816 Died)
- Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed - 1827 Died)
- José María Mendizábal (24 Jul 1835 Appointed - 29 Sep 1846 Died)
- Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas (28 Sep 1855 Appointed - Sep 1858 Died)
- Pedro Jose Puch y Solona (23 Dec 1861 Appointed - 25 Nov 1885 Died)
- Pedro José Cayetano de la Llosa, C.O. (14 Nov 1887 Appointed - 2 Aug 1897 Died)
- Miguel de los Santos Taborga (1 Mar 1898 Appointed - 12 Dec 1905 Died)
- Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. (30 Apr 1906 Appointed - 4 Feb 1912 Died)
- Victor Arrién (Arrieu) (13 Jan 1914 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1922 Resigned)
Archdiocese of Sucre
- Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (31 Oct 1923 Appointed - 28 Oct 1939 Died)
- Daniel Rivero Rivero (3 Feb 1940 Appointed - 26 Oct 1951 Retired)
- Cardinal José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. (27 Oct 1951 Appointed - 30 Nov 1983 Retired)
- René Fernández Apaza (30 Nov 1983 Succeeded - 16 Apr 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Cochabamba)
- Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. (6 Nov 1989 Appointed - 2 Feb 2013 Retired)
- Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (2 Feb 2013 Appointed - )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved December 4, 2015
- 1 2 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Sucre" retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Tomás de San Martín, O.P." retrieved November 13, 2015
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Coordinates: 19°02′55″S 65°15′36″W / 19.0487°S 65.2601°W
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