Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis Diócesis de Tarija
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Sucre
Metropolitan	Sucre
Statistics
Area	37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 492,000 348,034 (70.7%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jesús Juárez Párraga
Bishops emeritus	Abel Costas Montaño
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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

• 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

External links

• GCatholic.org