Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Coroico
latin= Dioecesis Coroicensis
country= Bolivia| metropolitan= La Paz
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo
cocathedral =
area= 31,000
population= 186,975
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 165,237
catholics_percent= 88.4
bishop= Juan Vargas Aruquipa
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico {Latin: " Coroicen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Coroico in the Ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.
History
* November 7, 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coroico from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
* July 28, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Coroico
Leadership
* Bishops of Coroico(Roman rite)
** Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1997.08.20 – present)
** Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)
* Prelates of Coroico (Roman rite)
** Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/coro2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcori.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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