The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico ( la, Dioecesis Coroicensis) 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

Coroico Coroico is a town in Nor Yungas Province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia. History Coroico Viejo (Old Coroico) was founded above the river Quri Wayq'u ( Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''wayq'u'' valley, hispanicized spellings ''Coriguayco'' ...

in the

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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

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Coroico (Roman rite) ** Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. (2022.12.03 – present) ** Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1997.08.20 – 2022.12.03) ** Bishop

Tomás Roberto Manning Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950) ...

, O.F.M. (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09) * Prelates of Coroico (Roman rite) ** Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)

Auxiliary bishop

Juan Vargas Aruquipa ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(1992-1997), appointed Bishop here

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