Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

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

Diocese of Coroico Dioecesis Coroicensis Diócesis de Coroico
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	La Paz
Metropolitan	La Paz
Statistics
Area	31,699 km2 (12,239 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 193,600 171,000 (88.3%)
Parishes	8
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 7, 1958 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St peter and St Paul in Coroico
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Bishops emeritus	Juan Vargas Aruquipa
Map

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

External links

• GCatholic.org