The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba () is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
History
Construction of the original Church of San Sebastian began in 1571. At that time, the area was part of the vast Diocese of Cusco.
On June 25, 1847 Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It was established as a suggragen of La Plata. On July 30, 1975 the diocese was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cochabamba.
Present day
In 2011, the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia organized a conference in Cochabamaba on the theme "the Church and public opinion in the digital age." Archbishop Aparicio is secretary-general of the bishops' conference.
The Pan y Amor program of the Archdiocese of St. Louis supports the Salomon Klein Children's Home in Cochabamba.
The church of St. Pius X in Cochabamaba serves a Maryknoll mission made up of a number of local Christian communities or assemblies.
Bishops
Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)
- Archbishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (2014.09.24 - ...
- Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari (1999.07.08 â 2014.09.24)
- Archbishop René Fernández Apaza (1988.04.16 â 1999.07.08)
- Archbishop Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo (1981.11.21 â 1987.09.19)
- Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1975.07.30 â 1980.07.21)
- Bishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite)
- Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1965.08.19 â 1975.07.30)
- Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner (1951.10.26 â 1965.08.19)
- Bishop Bertoldo Bühl (Apostolic Administrator 1943 â 1951.10.26)
- Bishop Tomás Aspe (1931.06.08 â 1942.11.21)
- Bishop Julio Garret (1924.11.13 â 1929.12.28), appointed Bishop of Oruro
- Bishop Luigi Francesco Pierini (1918.02.20 â 1923.10.31), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
- Bishop Giacinto Anaya (1897.08.18 â 1915.12.17)
- Bishop Francesco Maria Granado (1871.08.25 - 1885.09.25)
- Bishop Rafael Salinas (1857.13.19 - 1871.03.19)
- Bishop José MarÃÂa Yáñez de Montenegro (1848.04.14 - 1854.11.24)
Coadjutor bishops
Auxiliary bishops
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
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