Diocese of Coroico

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico () is a diocese located in the city of Coroico in the ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

History

• November 7, 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coroico from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
• July 28, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Coroico

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

• Bishops of Coroico (Roman rite)
• Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. (2022.12.03 – present)
• Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1997.08.20 – 2022.12.03)
• Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)
• Prelates of Coroico (Roman rite)
• Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)

Auxiliary bishop

• Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1992-1997), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

References

External links

• GCatholic.org