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Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro (Latin: Dioecesis Orurensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oruro in the ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)

  • Bishops of Oruro (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska (2005.06.30 – present)
    • Bishop Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
    • Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, CSsR (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06), appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; future Cardinal
    • Bishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
    • Bishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
    • Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba; future Archbishop
    • Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, OFM (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
    • Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
    • Bishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, CMF (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16), appointed Bishop of La Paz; future Archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

  • Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1987-1991), appointed Bishop here

See also

References


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