Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz

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 Céspedes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz {Latin: " Pacen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of La 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 Paz

pecial Churches

*Minor Basillicas:
** Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana
** Basílica de San Francisco, La Paz
** Basílica María Auxiliadora, La Paz

Leadership

* Archbishops of La Paz (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1996.07.31 – present)
** Archbishop Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. (1987.02.24 – 1996.07.31)
** Archbishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1967.07.27 – 1987.02.24)
** Archbishop Abel 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)
** Bishop Augusto Sieffert, C.SS.R. (1924.11.15 – 1934.02.24)
** Bishop Celestino Loza (1920.06.20 – 1921.01.21)
** Bishop Dionisio Avila (1916.01.27 – 1919.07.03)
** Bishop Emanuele Giuseppe Pena (1911.10.24 – 1913)
** Bishop Nicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. (1901.11.12 – 1909.11.24)
** Bishop Antonio Sánchez Matas, O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1827.04.28)
** Bishop Remigio de La Santa y Ortega (1797.07.24 – 1816.08.10)
** Archbishop Diego Antonio de Parada (1752.12.18 – 1762.01.25)
** Bishop José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, O.P. (1746.06.14 – 1746.11.17)
** Archbishop Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1742.02.28 – 1746.06.14)
** Archbishop Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1731.12.17 – 1742.01.22)
** Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1708.05.14 – 1714.03.21)
** Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (1680.09.23 – 1694.04.19)
** Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.S.A. (1645.01 – 1647.04)
** Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1633 – 1639.03.22)
** Archbishop Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. (1608.05.28 – 1616)

uffragan Dioceses

*Diocese of Coroico
*Diocese of El Alto
*Territorial Prelature of Corocoro

ee also

*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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