Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Santa Cruz de la Sierra
|latin = Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra
| local = Arquidiócesis de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
| image = Basílica Menor de San Lorenzo Santa Cruz Bolivia.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| image_alt =
| caption = Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of St. Lawrence
| country = Bolivia
| metropolitan =
| territory =
| province = Santa Cruz de la Sierra
| coordinates =
| area_km2 = 50,000
| population = 2,291,000
|population_as_of = 2010
|catholics = 1,805,000
| catholics_percent = 78.8
| parishes = 72
| churches =
| congregations =
| schools =
| members =
| denomination = Catholic Church
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = 5 July 1605 ({{age|1605|7|5}} years ago)
| cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of St Lawrence in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| priests =
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| metro_archbishop = René Leigue Cesari
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops = Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman
| vicar_general =
| emeritus_bishops = Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina
Braulio Sáez Garcia
| map = Erzbistum Santa Cruz de la Sierra.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| website = [http://www.iglesiasantacruz.org/ Website of the Archdiocese]
| footnotes =
}}
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra}}) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia. It was erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by Pope Paul V on July 5, 1605, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, with the suffragan see of San Ignacio de Velasco.
The seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo. The current archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is René Leigue Cesari.
Ordinaries
=Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra=
founded July 5, 1605
- Antonio Calderón de León (1605–1621 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalle.html "Bishop Antonio Calderón de León"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Fernando de Ocampo, OFM (1621–1632 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/boca.html "Bishop Fernando de Ocampo, OFM"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Juan de Zapata y Figueroa (1635–1642 Died)
- Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, OP (1646–1659, appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Juan de Ribera, OSA (1659–1666 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brivier.html "Bishop Juan de Ribera, OSA"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce, OFM (1666–1668 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarpo.html "Bishop Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce, OFM"] retrieved January 10, 2016
- Juan de Esturizada, OP (1672–1679 Died))[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bestur.html "Bishop Juan de Esturizada, OP"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto (1680–1687 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcayar.html "Bishop Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Juan de los Ríos y Berriz (1687–1698 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdlrb.html "Bishop Juan de los Ríos y Berriz"] retrieved January 10, 2016
- Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, OdeM (1699–1700 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdpad.html "Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, OdeM"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Pedro Vásquez de Velasco (1706–1714 Died)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvadve.html "Bishop Pedro Vásquez de Velasco"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
- Jaime de Mimbela, OP (1714–1720 appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Juan Cavero de Toledo (1720–1725 Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa)
- Joannes de Moncada Hurtado de Figueroa (1725–1725 Died)
- Miguel Bernardino de la Fuenta y Rojas (1728–1741, appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga)
- Andrés Vergara Uribe (1741–1744 Died)
- Juan Pablo de Olmedo (1745–1755 Died)
- Bernardo José Pérez de Oblitas (1756–1760 Died)
- Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, OP (1761–1776, appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Juan Domingo González de la Reguera (1776–1780, appointed Archbishop of Lima)
- Alejandro José de Ochoa y Morillo (1782–1791, appointed Bishop of La Paz)
- José Ramón de Estrada y Orgas (1791–1792 Died)
- Manuel Nicolás Rojas de Argandoña (1795–1803 Died)
- Antonio de San Firmino, OCarm (1805–1806 Died)
- Francisco Javier Aldazábal y Lodeña (1807–1812 Died)
- Agustín Francisco de Otondo Escurruchea, CO (1816–1826 Died)
- José Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y Meló (1835–1840 Appointed Bishop of La Paz)
- Francisco de Paula León de Aguirre Velasco (1840 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
- Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas (1846–1855 Appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Agustín Gómez Cabezas y Sildo (1856–1862 Died)
- Francisco Javier Rodríguez (1869–1877 Died)
- Juan José Baldivia Morales (1878–1891 Appointed Bishop of La Paz)
- José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1891–1931 Died)
- Daniel Rivero Rivero (1931–1940 Appointed Archbishop of Sucre)
- Augustin Arce Mostajo (1940–1958 Resigned)
- Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1958–1975)
=Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra=
elevated July 30, 1975
- Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1975–1991 Retired)
- Julio Cardenal Terrazas Sandoval, CSsR (1991–2013 Retired)
- Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (2013–2022 Retired)
- René Leigue Cesari (2022–present)
Other affiliated bishops
=Coadjutor bishops=
- Fernando de Ocampo, OFM 1620–1621)
- José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1890–1891)
- Daniel Rivero Rivero (1922–1931)
- Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (2011–2013)
=Auxiliary Bishops=
- Rafael de La Vara (1800–1806), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala
- Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1952–1953), appointed Bishop of Oruro (later returned here as Archbishop)
- José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1954–1956), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz
- Carlos Arturo Brown, MM (1957–1997)
- Tito Solari Capellari, SDB (1986–1998), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba
- Nino Marzoli, CR (1992–2000)
- Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (1999-2011), appointed Coadjutor here
- Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, OFMConv (2001–present)
- Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (2003–2018)
- René Leigue Cesari (2013–2022), appointed Archbishop here
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dscsi.html GCatholic.org]
{{R-C dioceses in Bolivia}}
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