Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis
Location
Country	Bolivia
Metropolitan	Sucre
Statistics
Area	37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi)
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
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija (Latin: Dioecesis Tariiensis) 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

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy