Diocese of Tarija

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija () is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

History

• November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Tarija from the Archdiocese of Sucre

Leadership (in reverse chronological order)

• Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
• Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (October 11, 2019 – present)
• Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (January 10, 2006 – October 11, 2019)
• Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (October 20, 1995 – June 2, 2004)
• Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (December 11, 1974 – October 20, 1995)
• Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (August 16, 1947 – 1974)
• Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (November 17, 1924 – August 16, 1947)

Coadjutor bishops

• Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1944–1947)
• Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1992–1995)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

References

External links

• GCatholic.org