Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Diocese

| name = Coroico

|latin = Dioecesis Coroicensis

| local = Diócesis de Coroico

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| image_size = 200px

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| country = {{flag|Bolivia}}

| metropolitan = La Paz

| territory =

| province = La Paz

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| area_km2 = 31,699

| population = 193,600

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 171,000

| catholics_percent = 88.3

| parishes = 8

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| denomination = Roman Catholic

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = November 7, 1958 ({{age|1958|11|7}} years ago)

| cathedral = Cathedral of St peter and St Paul in Coroico

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| priests =

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

| bishop = Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.

| bishop_title = Bishop

| metro_archbishop = Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero

| coadjutor =

| auxiliary_bishops =

| vicar_general =

| emeritus_bishops = Juan Vargas Aruquipa

| map = Bistum Coroico.svg

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Coroicensis}}) 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{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Bishops

=Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)=

=Auxiliary bishop=

See also

References

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