Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto
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Diocese of El Alto
Dioecesis Altanus
Diócesis de El Alto
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | La Paz |
Metropolitan | La Paz |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,220,000 905,000 (74.2%) |
Parishes | 54 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 June 1994 (29 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Eugenio Scarpellini |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero |
Auxiliary Bishops | Fernando Bascopé Müller |
Map | |
File:Bolivia - Diocesi di El Alto.png | |
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.
History
- 25 June 1994: Established as Diocese of El Alto from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
Leadership
The list of Bishops of El Alto (Roman rite) and their years of service:
- Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (1994-2013) appointed, Archbishop of Sucre
- Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini (2013-Present)
See also
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