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)
• 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)
  • Archbishop Miguel de los Santos Taborga (1898.02.25 – 1906.04.30)
  • Archbishop Pedro Jose Puch y Solona (1861.12.13 – 1885)
  • 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. (1789.09.20 – 1804.03.25)
  • Archbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa (1776 – ?)
  • 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 (1748 – 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 – 1713)
  • Archbishop Bartolome Gonzalez y Poveda (1683 – 1692)
  • Archbishop Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (1678.11.08 – ?)
  • Archbishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1672.02.08 – 1677.06.14)
  • Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1659.01.27 – 1665.10.12)
  • Archbishop Juan Alonso de Ocón (1659.01.27 – 1665.10.12)
  • Archbishop Cristoval de Castilla y Zamora (1655 – 1682)
  • Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (1645.08.21 – 1649.10.18)
  • 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 (1627 – 1630)
  • Archbishop Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. (1616.11.14 – 1623)
  • Archbishop Alonso de Peralta (1609 – 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 Graniero Avalos (1579.01.09 – 1585)
  • Bishop Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1562.07.06 – 1570.12)
  • Bishop Tomás de San Martín, O.P. (1552.06.27 – 1559)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Potosí
• Diocese of Tarija

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy