Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija
Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Metropolitan | Sucre |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 391,226 301,785 (77.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija (Latin: Tariien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the Ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.
History
- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Tarija from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Leadership
- Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (2006.01.10 – present)
- Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1995.10.20 – 2004.06.02)
- Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (1974.12.11 – 1995.10.20)
- Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1947.08.16 – 1974)
- Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (1924.11.17 – 1947.08.16)
See also
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