Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro (Latin: Dioecesis Orurensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oruro in the ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.

Diocese of Oruro Dioecesis Orurensis Diócesis de Oruro
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Cochabamba
Metropolitan	Cochabamba
Statistics
Area	53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 403,521 342,993 (85%)
Parishes	37
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Oruro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska, SVD
Metropolitan Archbishop	Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeoruro.org

History

• November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Oruro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata

Bishops

Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)

• Bishops of Oruro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska (2005.06.30 – present)
  • Bishop Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
  • Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, CSsR (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06), appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; future Cardinal
  • Bishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
  • Bishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
  • Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, OFM (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
  • Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
  • Bishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, CMF (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16), appointed Bishop of La Paz; future Archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

• Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1987-1991), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

External links

• GCatholic.org