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Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

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Parishes
  
8

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Bolivia

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
31,699 km²

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 193,600 171,000 (88.3%)

Established
  
November 7, 1958 (58 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St peter and St Paul in Coroico

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico (Latin: Dioecesis Coroicensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroico in the Ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

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History

  • November 7, 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coroico from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
  • July 28, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Coroico

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Coroico(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1997.08.20 – present)
  • Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)
  • Prelates of Coroico (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico Wikipedia
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