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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

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Diocese of Tarija

Dioecesis Tariiensis

Diócesis de Tarija
Location
CountryBolivia
Ecclesiastical provinceSucre
MetropolitanSucre
Statistics
Area37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
492,000
348,034 (70.7%)
Parishes22
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 November 1924 (99 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRicardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
Bishops emeritusFrancisco Javier Del Río Sendino
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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

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Leadership (in reverse chronological order)

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Coadjutor bishops

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