Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

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Diocese of Tarija
Dioecesis Tariiensis
Statistics
Country: Bolivia
Metropolitan: Sucre
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 37,623 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
391,226 (2004)
301,785 (77.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Ordinaries
Bishop: Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija {Latin: Tariien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the Ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

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[edit] History

  • November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Tarija from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (2006.01.10 – present)
    • Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1995.10.20 – 2004.06.02)
    • Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (1974.12.11 – 1995.10.20)
    • Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1947.08.16 – 1974)
    • Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (1924.11.17 – 1947.08.16)

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