Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro

Diocese of Oruro Dioecesis Orurensis Diócesis de Oruro
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Cochabamba
Metropolitan	Cochabamba
Statistics
Area	53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 403,521 342,993 (85%)
Parishes	37
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (96 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Oruro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, S.V.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeoruro.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro (Latin: Dioecesis Orurensis) 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

Bishops[]

Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)[]

• Bishops of Oruro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska (2005.06.30 – present)
  • Bishop , O.C.D. (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
  • Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06), appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; future Cardinal
  • Bishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
  • Bishop (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
  • Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba; future Archbishop
  • Bishop , O.F.M. (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
  • Bishop (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
  • Bishop , C.M.F. (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16), appointed Bishop of La Paz; future Archbishop

Auxiliary bishop[]

• , O.C.D. (1987-1991), appointed Bishop here

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org

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