Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz
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Archdiocese of La Paz Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia Arquidiócesis de La Paz | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Paz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,975 km2 (4,237 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,474,150 1,292,873 (87.7%) |
| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 July 1605 (418 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Aurelio Pesoa Ribera (Auxiliary Bishop-elect) Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza (Auxiliary Bishop-elect) |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arzobispadolapaz.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz (Latin: Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia) is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.[1][2]
History
- July 4, 1605: Established as Diocese of La Paz in Bolivia from the Diocese of La Plata
- June 18, 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana
- Basílica de San Francisco, La Paz
- Basílica María Auxiliadora, La Paz
Leadership
Diocese of La Paz
Erected: 4 July 1605
- Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona) (4 Jul 1605 - 14 Jan 1608 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas before he arrived in La Paz).[3]
- Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. (28 May 1608 - 1615 Died)[4]
- Pedro de Valencia (30 Jul 1617 - 1631 Died)[5]
- Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (5 Sep 1633 - 13 Sep 1638 Appointed, Archbishop of México)[6]
- Alfonso de Franco y Luna (30 May 1639 - 1645 Died)[7]
- Francisco de la Serna, O.S.A. (21 Aug 1645 - Apr 1647 Died)
- Luis Antonio de Castro y Castillo (13 Jan 1648 - 7 Oct 1653 Died)
- Martín Velasco y Molina (14 May 1655 - 1662 Died)
- Martín de Montalvo Calderon de la Barca, O.S.A. (21 Jul 1664 - Dec 1668 Died)
- Gabriel de Guilléstegui, O.F.M. (1 Sep 1670 - 1677 Died)
- Juan Pérez de Corcha (22 Jan 1680 Appointed - )
- Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (23 Sep 1680 - 19 Apr 1694 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Bernardo de Carrasco y Saavedra, O.P. (19 Jul 1694 - 24 Aug 1697 Died)
- Nicolás Urbán de Mota y Haro (12 May 1702 - 25 Dec 1704 Died)
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (14 May 1708 - 21 Mar 1714 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)[8]
- Mateo Panduro y Villafaña, O.C.D. (1 Oct 1714 - 21 Mar 1722 Died)
- Alejo Fernando de Rojas y Acevedo (30 Aug 1723 - 1730 Died)
- Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (17 Dec 1731 - 22 Jan 1742 Confirmed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (28 Feb 1742 - 14 Jun 1746 Confirmed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, O.P. (14 Jun 1746 - 17 Nov 1746 Died)
- Matías Ibáñez de Segovia (4 Sep 1747 - 25 Aug 1751 Died)
- Diego Antonio de Parada (18 Dec 1752 - 25 Jan 1762 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Gregorio Francisco de Campos (4 May 1764 - 22 Dec 1789 Died)
- Alejandro José de Ochoa y Morillo (11 Apr 1791 - 1796 Died)
- Remigio de La Santa y Ortega (24 Jul 1797 - 10 Aug 1816 Resigned)
- Antonio Sánchez Matas, O.F.M. (21 Dec 1818 - 28 Apr 1827 Resigned)
- José María Mendizábal (15 Dec 1828 - 24 Jul 1835 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Francisco de Paula León de Aguirre Velasco (19 May 1837 - 13 Jul 1840 Resigned)
- José Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y Meló (13 Jul 1840 - 4 Mar 1841 Died)
- José Manuel Gregorio Indaburu (Yndaburu) (22 Jun 1843 - 16 Dec 1844 Died)
- Michael Orozco (20 Jan 1848 - 1849 Died)
- Mariano Fernández de Córdoba (10 Apr 1851 - 2 May 1868 Died)
- Calixto Maria Clavijo Salazar (24 Sep 1868 - 27 Apr 1874 Resigned)
- Juan de Dios Bosque (4 May 1874 - 9 May 1890 Died)
- Juan José Baldivia Morales (1 Jun 1891 - 5 Oct 1899 Died)
- Nicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. (12 Nov 1901 - 24 Nov 1909 Died)
- Manuel José Peña (30 Nov 1911 - 10 Aug 1914 Died)
- Dionisio Avila (27 Jan 1916 - 30 Jun 1919 Died)
- Celestino Loza (20 Jun 1920 - 18 Jan 1921 Died)
- Auguste Sieffert, C.SS.R. (15 Nov 1924 - 24 Feb 1934 Resigned)
- Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (16 Jan 1938 - 5 Apr 1967 Retired)
Archdiocese of La Paz
Elevated: 18 June 1943
- Jorge Manrique Hurtado (27 Jul 1967 - 24 Feb 1987 Retired)
- Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. (24 Feb 1987 - 31 Jul 1996 Resigned)
- Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (31 Jul 1996 - )
Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz
- Luis Morgan Casey (1984.01.28 – 2013.02.02)
- Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff (1969.01.02 - 1982.12.12)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- ^ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz" retrieved November 16, 2015
- ^ "Archdiocese of La Paz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Father Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P." retrieved January 12, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Pedro de Valencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla" retrieved January 12, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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 | |
