Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Aiquile

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Territorial Prelature of Aiquile

Praelatura Territorialis Aiquilensis

Prelatura Territorial de Aiquile
Location
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province Cochabamba
Metropolitan Cochabamba
Statistics
Area23,325 km2 (9,006 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
220,000
190,000 (86.4%)
Parishes14
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established11 December 1961 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Peter in Aiquile
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Prelate Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes
Map
Territorialpralatur Aiquile.svg
Website
www.diocesisdeoruro.org

The Territorial Prelature of Aiquile (Latin : Praelatura Territorialis Aiquilensis) is a territorial prelature located in the city of Aiquile in the Ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.

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