The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba ( la, Archidioecesis Cochabambensis) is an

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located in the city of

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...

in Bolivia.http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29930.php?index=29930&lang=en

History

* June 25, 1847: Established as Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and

Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra ( 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 ...

* July 30, 1975: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cochabamba

Bishops

Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)

* Arch

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s of Cochabamaba (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (2014.09.24 - ... ** Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (1999.07.08 – 2014.09.24) ** Archbishop

René Fernández Apaza René Fernández Apaza (January 9, 1924 – August 14, 2013) was a Bolivian Prelate of the Catholic Church. René Fernández Apaza was born in Padilla, Bolivia ordained a priest on November 28, 1948. Fernández was appointed bishop to the Dioce ...

(1988.04.16 – 1999.07.08) ** Archbishop Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. (1981.11.21 – 1987.09.19) ** Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1975.07.30 – 1980.07.21) * Bishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite) ** Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1965.08.19 – 1975.07.30) ** Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. (1951.10.26 – 1965.08.19) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1943 – 1951.10.26) ** Bishop Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. (1931.06.08 – 1942.11.21) ** Bishop Julio Garret (1924.11.13 – 1929.12.28), appointed Bishop of Oruro ** Bishop Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. (1918.02.20 – 1923.10.31), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas ** Bishop

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(1897.08.18 – 1915.12.17) ** Bishop

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(1871.08.25 - 1885.09.25) ** Bishop

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(1857.13.19 - 1871.03.19) ** Bishop

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(1848.04.14 - 1854.11.24)

Coadjutor bishops

(1870-1871) *

Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (born 12 January 1915 in Punata, died 26 March 2004) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia).Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1952, Number 87 References Bolivian Roman C ...

(1956-1958), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra *

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, S.D.B. (1998-1999)

Auxiliary bishops

(1868-1870), appointed Coadjutor here *

Abel Costas Montaño Abel Costas Montaño (May 25, 1920 – February 11, 2015) was a Bolivian prelate A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the La ...

(1968-1974) appointed Bishop of Tarija *

Luis Sáinz Hinojosa Luis Sáinz Hinojosa (21 June 1936 – 8 October 2022) was a Bolivian prelate of the Catholic Church. Luis Sáinz Hinojosa was born on 21 June 1936 in Tiquipaya, Bolivia. He joined the Franciscans on 17 January 1961 and was ordained a priest o ...

, O.F.M. (1982-1987), appointed Archbishop of La Paz; as Archbishop (Personal Title), was Auxiliary Bishop here again, 2001-2012 *

Angel Gelmi Bertocchi Angel Gelmi Bertocchi (24 April 1938 – 17 June 2016) was an Italian-born Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, Gelmi Bertocchi served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba, Boliv ...

(1985-2013) *

Manuel Revollo Crespo Manuel Revollo Crespo (June 17, 1925 – October 26, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, Revollo Crespo was named titular bishop of ''Casae in Numinda'' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...

, C.M.F. (1985-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military *

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(2012-2016), appointed Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco *

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, Sch. P. (2018-) * Juan Gómez (2018-)

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Oruro * Territorial Prelature of Aiquile

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia Religious organizations established in 1847 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Cochabamba Department

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