Oruro diocese
| Oruro diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Bolivia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cochabamba |
| Diocesan bishop | Krzysztof Białasik SVD |
| Vicar General | Tomás Valencia Tellería |
| founding | 1924 |
| surface | 53,588 km² |
| Parishes | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 497,297 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 431,312 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 86.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,803 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 83 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion |
| address | Av. 6 de Octubre 6298 Casilla 522 Oruro, Bolivia |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdeoruro.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro (Latin Dioecesis Orurensis , Spanish diócesis de Oruro ) is one in Bolivia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Oruro .
history
The Oruro diocese was founded on November 11, 1924 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Praedecessoribus Nostris from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Cochabamba as a suffragan .
Bishops of Oruro
- Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas CMF , November 13, 1924 - January 16, 1938, then Bishop of La Paz
- Riccardo Chavez Alcazar , January 27, 1938 - September 30, 1949
- Berthold Bühl OFM , October 26, 1951 - June 17, 1953
- Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo , June 17, 1953 - July 28, 1956, then Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba
- Jorge Manrique Hurtado , July 28, 1956 - July 27, 1967, then Archbishop of La Paz
- René Fernández Apaza , March 2, 1968 - November 21, 1981, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
- Julio Terrazas Sandoval CSsR , January 9, 1982 - February 6, 1991, then Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Braulio Sáez Garcia OCD , November 7, 1991 - September 11, 2003
- Krzysztof Białasik SVD , since June 30, 2005