Archdiocese of Cochabamba Archidioecesis Cochabambensis Arquidiócesis de Cochabamba | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Cochabamba |
Statistics | |
Area | 32,306 km2 (12,473 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,524,000 1,390,300 (91.2%) |
Parishes | 73 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 June 1847 (177 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Sebastian |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes |
Auxiliary Bishops | Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza Juan Gómez |
Bishops emeritus | Tito Solari CapellariArchbishop Emeritus |
Map | |
Website | |
www.iglesiacbba.org |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba (Latin : Archidioecesis Cochabambensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
Construction of the original Church of San Sebastian began in 1571. [1] At that time, the area was part of the vast Diocese of Cusco.
On June 25, 1847 Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It was established as a suggragen of La Plata. [2] On July 30, 1975 the diocese was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cochabamba.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cochabamba". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.