Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

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Diocese of Tarija

Dioecesis Tariiensis

Diócesis de Tarija
Location
Country Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province Sucre
Metropolitan Sucre
Statistics
Area37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
492,000
348,034 (70.7%)
Parishes22
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established11 November 1924 (96 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
Bishops emeritus Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino
Map
Bistum Tarija.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija (Latin : Dioecesis Tariiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the Ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

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History

Leadership (in reverse chronological order)

Coadjutor bishops

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