Diocese of El Alto
| Diocese of El Alto | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Bolivia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of La Paz |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Giovani Edgar Arana Pascual Limachi Ortiz |
| founding | 1994 |
| surface | 23,000 km² |
| Parishes | 59 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,431,914 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 919.065 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 64.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,824 |
| Permanent deacons | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
| Website | http://elalto.iglesia.org.bo/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto (Latin Dioecesis Altana , Spanish diócesis de El Alto ) is one in Bolivia situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in El Alto .
history
The diocese of El Alto was established on June 25, 1994 from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of La Paz and subordinated to this as a suffragan . The Salesian Jesús Juárez Párraga became the first bishop .
Bishops
- Jesús Juárez Párraga SDB , 1994–2013, then Archbishop of Sucre
- Eugenio Scarpellini , 2013-2020