Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz

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Archdiocese of La Paz

Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia

Arquidiócesis de La Paz
Catedral Metropolitana de La Paz.JPG
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Location
CountryBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province La Paz
Statistics
Area10,975 km2 (4,237 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,474,150
1,292,873 (87.7%)
Parishes53
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established4 July 1605 (418 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Percy Lorenzo Galván Flores
Auxiliary Bishops Mario Luis Durán Berríos,
Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia,
Basilio Mamani Quispe
Bishops emeritus Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Map
Erzbistum La Paz.svg
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]

Contents

History

Special churches

Bishops of the diocese

Diocese of La Paz

Erected: 4 July 1605

Archdiocese of La Paz

Elevated: 18 June 1943

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary Bishops of La Paz

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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