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Church in Bolivia comprises four

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s each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 6

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s and 4 archdioceses each headed by a

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or an archbishop. There are also 5 Apostolic Vicariates and one

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in Bolivia.

List of Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba

* Archdiocese of Cochabamba ** Diocese of Oruro ** Prelature of Aiquille

Ecclesiastical province of La Paz

* Archdiocese of La Paz ** Diocese of Coroico ** Diocese of El Alto ** Prelature of Corocoro

Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

* Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra ** Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

Ecclesiastical province of Sucre

* Archdiocese of Sucre ** Diocese of Potosí ** Diocese of Tarija

''Sui iuris'' Jurisdictions

Military Ordinariate of Bolivia The Military Bishopric of Bolivia ( la, Ordinariatus Militaris Boliviensis, es, Obispado Castrense de Bolivia) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Cat ...

* Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri *

Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni (or Beni for short) ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Benensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate. As an exempt territory, it is not part of any ecclesiastical province. It ...

* Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez *

Apostolic Vicariate of Pando The Vicariate Apostolic of Pando ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Pandoënsis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. Its cathedra is located in the episcopal see of Riberalta. ...

* Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes

References

GCatholic.org
{{R-C dioceses in Bolivia * Bolivia Catholic dioceses