Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Oruro
latin= Dioecesis Orurensis
country= Bolivia| metropolitan= Cochabamba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion
cocathedral =
area= 53,588
population= 403,521
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 342,993
catholics_percent= 85.0
bishop= Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro {Latin: " Oruren(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Oruro in the Ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
History
* November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Oruro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Leadership
* Bishops of Oruro(Roman rite)
** Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik (2005.06.30 – present)
** Bishop Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
** Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06)
** Archbishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21)
** Archbishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27)
** Archbishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28)
** Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
** Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
** Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/orur0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dorur.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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