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Archdiocese of La Paz Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia Arquidiócesis de La Paz | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | La Paz |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,975 km2 (4,237 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,474,150 1,292,873 (87.7%) |
Parishes | 53 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 July 1605 (419 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral 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 | |
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]
Erected: 4 July 1605
Elevated: 18 June 1943
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