Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto

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Diocese of El Alto

Dioecesis Altanus

Diócesis de El Alto
Location
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province La Paz
Metropolitan La Paz
Statistics
Area23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
1,220,000
905,000 (74.2%)
Parishes54
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established25 June 1994 (26 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana
Metropolitan Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Map
Bistum El Alto.svg
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto (Latin : Dioecesis Altanus) is a diocese located in the city of El Alto in the Ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

Contents

History

Bishops

The list of Bishops of El Alto (Roman rite) and their years of service:

  1. Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (1994–2013) appointed, Archbishop of Sucre
  2. Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini (2013–2020)
  3. Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana (2021–present)

Auxiliary bishops

See also

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