Archdiocese of Cochabamba
| Archdiocese of Cochabamba | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia |
| Diocesan bishop | Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Juan Gómez Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera SchP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Tito Solari Capellari SDS |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Luis Sáinz Hinojosa OFM |
| founding | 1847 |
| surface | 32,306 km² |
| Parishes | 73 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,850,542 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,675,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 205 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,492 |
| Permanent deacons | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 516 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 936 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Sebastian |
| Website | www.iglesiacbba.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Territorial prelature of Aiquile diocese of Oruro |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba (Latin Archidioecesis Cochabambensis , Spanish Arquidiócesis de Cochabamba ) is one in Bolivia situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Cochabamba .
history
The diocese of Cochabamba was on June 25, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. Erected with the Papal Bull Ubique pateat . It was subordinate to the Archdiocese of La Paz as a suffragan . On December 11, 1961, the diocese gave parts of its territory to establish the territorial prelature Aiquile . On July 30, 1975, the diocese of Cochabamba by Pope Paul VI. raised to an archbishopric with the papal bull Quo gravius .
Bishops
Bishops of Cochabamba
- Francesco Maria Granado , 1871–
- Giacinto Anaya , August 18, 1897–1917
- Luigi Francesco Pierini OFM , February 20, 1918–31. October 1923, then Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
- Julio Garret , November 13, 1924-28. December 1929
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Tomás Aspe OFM, June 8, 1931–21. November 1942, from 1942 to 1962 bishop emeritus and titular bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti
- Berthold Bühl OFM, November 21, 1942-26. October 1951, Apostolic Administrator, then Bishop of Oruro
- Juan Tarsicio Senner OFM, October 26, 1951-19. August 1965
- José Armando Gutiérrez Granier , August 19, 1965-30. July 1975
Archbishops of Cochabamba
- José Armando Gutiérrez Granier, July 30, 1975-21. July 1980
- Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo SDB , November 21, 1981-19. September 1987
- René Fernández Apaza , April 16, 1988-8. July 1999
- Tito Solari Capellari SDS, July 8, 1999-24. September 2014
- Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes , since September 24, 2014
See also
Web links
- Map of the Bolivian Bishoprics on the Bolivian Bishops Conference website (Spanish)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Cochabamba on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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