Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra

Arquidiócesis de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Basilica Menor de San Lorenzo Santa Cruz Bolivia.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of St. Lawrence
Location
Country Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Statistics
Area50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
2,291,000
1,805,000 (78.8%)
Parishes72
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established5 July 1605 (418 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Lawrence in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop René Leigue Cesari
Auxiliary Bishops Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman
Bishops emeritus Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina
Braulio Sáez Garcia
Map
Erzbistum Santa Cruz de la Sierra.svg
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Latin : Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia. It was erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by Pope Paul V on July 5, 1605, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, with the suffragan see of San Ignacio de Velasco.

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The seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo. The current archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is René Leigue Cesari.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

founded July 5, 1605

Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

elevated July 30, 1975

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

See also

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