Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre (Latin: Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Sucre

Archidioecesis Sucrensis

Arquidiócesis de Sucre
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Location
CountryBolivia
Ecclesiastical provinceSucre
Statistics
Area49,975 km2 (19,295 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
618,000
542,000 (87.7%)
Parishes45
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 June 1552 (468 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopRicardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
Auxiliary BishopsAdolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer
Bishops emeritusJesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.
Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M.
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

  • June 27, 1552: Established as Diocese of La Plata or Charcas from the Diocese of Cusco in Peru
  • July 20, 1609: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata or Charcas
  • November 11, 1924: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre[2]

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
    • Basilica de San Francisco in Sucre

Ordinaries

Diocese of La Plata or Charcas

Archdiocese of La Plata or Charcas

Archdiocese of Sucre

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

  • Rafael Andreu Guerrero (1804-1819)
  • Matías Terrazas (1827); did not take effect
  • Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. (1905-1906), appointed Archbishop here
  • Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. (1948-1951), appointed Bishop of Cochabamba
  • Augustin Arce Mostajo (1958-1984)
  • Alfonso Nava Carreón (1969-1984)
  • Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. (1976-1982), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La Paz
  • Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. (1985-1989), appointed Archbishop here
  • Walter Pérez Villamonte (1995-1998), appointed Bishop of Potosí
  • Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer (2008-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa, appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile in 1734
  • Dionisio Ávila, appointed Bishop of La Paz in 1916
  • Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí in 2005
  • Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores, appointed Prelate of Corocoro in 2013

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

References

  1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Sucre" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Bishop Tomás de San Martín, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Father Fernando González de la Cuesta " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
  5. "Bishop Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  6. "Father Fernando Santillana Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
  7. "Bishop Alfonso Graniero Avalos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016
  8. "Bishop Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  9. "Bishop Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  10. "Father Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  11. "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  12. "Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  13. "Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

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