Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Cochabambensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.[1]
Archdiocese of Cochabamba Archidioecesis Cochabambensis Arquidiócesis de Cochabamba | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian | |
| Location | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cochabamba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,306 km2 (12,473 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,524,000 1,390,300 (91.2%) |
| Parishes | 73 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 June 1847 (175 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Sebastian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza, Sch. P. Juan Gómez |
| Bishops emeritus | Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. Archbishop Emeritus |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.iglesiacbba.org | |
History
- June 25, 1847: Established as Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- July 30, 1975: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cochabamba
Bishops
Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)
- Archbishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (2014.09.24 - ...
- Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (1999.07.08 – 2014.09.24)
- Archbishop René Fernández Apaza (1988.04.16 – 1999.07.08)
- Archbishop Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. (1981.11.21 – 1987.09.19)
- Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1975.07.30 – 1980.07.21)
- Bishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite)
- Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1965.08.19 – 1975.07.30)
- Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. (1951.10.26 – 1965.08.19)
- Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1943 – 1951.10.26)
- Bishop Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. (1931.06.08 – 1942.11.21)
- Bishop Julio Garret (1924.11.13 – 1929.12.28), appointed Bishop of Oruro
- Bishop Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (1918.02.20 – 1923.10.31), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
- Bishop Giacinto Anaya (1897.08.18 – 1915.12.17)
- Bishop Francesco Maria Granado (1871.08.25 - 1885.09.25)
- Bishop Rafael Salinas (1857.13.19 - 1871.03.19)
- Bishop José María Yáñez de Montenegro (1848.04.14 - 1854.11.24)
Coadjutor bishops
- Francesco Maria Granado (1870-1871)
- Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1956-1958), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (1998-1999)
Auxiliary bishops
- Francesco Maria Granado (1868-1870), appointed Coadjutor here
- Abel Costas Montaño (1968-1974) appointed Bishop of Tarija
- Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. (1982-1987), appointed Archbishop of La Paz; as Archbishop (Personal Title), was Auxiliary Bishop here again, 2001-2012
- Angel Gelmi Bertocchi (1985-2013)
- Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. (1985-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military
- Robert Herman Flock Bever (2012-2016), appointed Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco
- Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. (2018-)
- Juan Gómez (2018-)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
External links
| Province of Cochabamba | |
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| Province of La Paz | |
| Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Province of Sucre | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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