- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= La Paz
latin=Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia
country= Bolivia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
cocathedral =
area= 10,975
population= 1,474,150
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 1,292,873
catholics_percent= 87.7
bishop=Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Oscar Omar Aparicio CéspedesThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz {Latin: " Pacen(sis)"} is an
archdiocese located in the city ofLa Paz in Bolivia.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 Pazpecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
** Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana
** Basílica de San Francisco, La Paz
** Basílica María Auxiliadora, La PazLeadership
* Arch
bishop s of La Paz (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1996.07.31 – present)
** ArchbishopLuis Sáinz Hinojosa ,O.F.M. (1987.02.24 – 1996.07.31)
** ArchbishopJorge Manrique Hurtado (1967.07.27 – 1987.02.24)
** ArchbishopAbel 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)
** BishopAugusto Sieffert ,C.SS.R. (1924.11.15 – 1934.02.24)
** BishopCelestino Loza (1920.06.20 – 1921.01.21)
** BishopDionisio Avila (1916.01.27 – 1919.07.03)
** BishopEmanuele Giuseppe Pena (1911.10.24 – 1913)
** BishopNicolás Armentia Ugarte ,O.F.M. (1901.11.12 – 1909.11.24)
** BishopAntonio Sánchez Matas , O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1827.04.28)
** BishopRemigio de La Santa y Ortega (1797.07.24 – 1816.08.10)
** ArchbishopDiego Antonio de Parada (1752.12.18 – 1762.01.25)
** BishopJosé de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez ,O.P. (1746.06.14 – 1746.11.17)
** ArchbishopSalvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1742.02.28 – 1746.06.14)
** ArchbishopAgustín Rodríguez Delgado (1731.12.17 – 1742.01.22)
** ArchbishopDiego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo ,O.SS.T. (1708.05.14 – 1714.03.21)
** ArchbishopJuan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (1680.09.23 – 1694.04.19)
** BishopFrancisco de la Serna ,O.S.A. (1645.01 – 1647.04)
** ArchbishopFeliciano de la Vega Padilla (1633 – 1639.03.22)
** ArchbishopDomingo Valderrama y Centeno , O.P. (1608.05.28 – 1616)uffragan Dioceses
*Diocese of Coroico
*Diocese of El Alto
*Territorial Prelature of Corocoro ee also
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Roman Catholicism in Bolivia ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lapa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlapz.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arzobispadolapaz.org/ Diocese website]
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