The Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí ( la, Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Potosí in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Sucre in Bolivia.
History
* November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Potosí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Cleto Loayza Gumiel (1924.11.15 – 1968.12.30)
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Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider,
C.Ss.R. (1968.12.30 – 1983.05.21)
*
Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1984.10.06 – 1996.07.31), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
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Walter Pérez Villamonte (1998.03.07 – 2009.11.25)
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Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2009.11.25 – 2020.02.11), appointed Archbishop of Sucre
Coadjutor bishop
*
Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1956-1968)
Auxiliary bishops
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Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1952-1956), appointed Coadjutor here
*
Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. (1976-2000)
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Toribio Ticona Porco
Toribio Ticona Porco (; born 25 April 1937) is a Bolivian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Corocoro from 1992 to 2012 after serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí from 1986 to 1992. Pope Francis made ...
(1986-1992), appointed Prelate of Corocoro; future Cardinal
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Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2005-2009), appointed Bishop here
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
The Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism was introduced in the 1530s and the first diocese was established in 1552. Evangelization among the Indians ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia
Christian organizations established in 1924
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Potosi, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1924 establishments in Bolivia
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