Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí
Diocese of Potosí Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia Diócesis de Potosí | |
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![]() Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | |
Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Sucre |
Metropolitan | Sucre |
Statistics | |
Area | 118,218 km2 (45,644 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 723,494 651,144 (90%) |
Parishes | 79 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 November 1924 (99 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Potosí |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí (Latin: Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) is a diocese located in the city of Potosí in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.
History
[edit]- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Potosí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Cleto Loayza Gumiel (1924.11.15 – 1968.12.30)
- Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. (1968.12.30 – 1983.05.21)
- Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1984.10.06 – 1996.07.31), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
- Walter Pérez Villamonte (1998.03.07 – 2009.11.25)
- Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2009.11.25 – 2020.02.11), appointed Archbishop of Sucre
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1956–1968)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1952–1956), appointed Coadjutor here
- Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. (1976–2000)
- Toribio Ticona Porco (1986–1992), appointed Prelate of Corocoro; future Cardinal
- Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2005–2009), appointed Bishop here
See also
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