Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

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Diocese of Coroico

Dioecesis Coroicensis

Diócesis de Coroico
Location
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province La Paz
Metropolitan La Paz
Statistics
Area31,699 km2 (12,239 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
193,600
171,000 (88.3%)
Parishes8
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedNovember 7, 1958 (65 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St peter and St Paul in Coroico
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Bishops emeritus Juan Vargas Aruquipa
Map
Bistum Coroico.svg

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.

Contents

History

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

Auxiliary bishop

See also

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