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The Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide
The Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. Catholicism was introduced in the 1530s and the first diocese was established in 1552. Evangelization among the Indians bore much fruit from the mid-18th to early 19th century, resuming again in 1840. The country declared independence from Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
in 1825.
Today, Bolivia is a predominantly Catholic country. Although the Church was disestablished as the state religion in early 2009, relations between Church and state are guided by a concordat
A concordat is a convention between the Holy See and a sovereign state that defines the relationship between the Catholic Church and the state in matters that concern both,René Metz, ''What is Canon Law?'' (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1960 st Edi ...
signed with the Holy See
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in 1951. According to a 2018 survey, 70% of Bolivians were Catholics.
Organization
There are seventeen territorial jurisdictions in the country—four archdioceses, sixdioceses
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 associate ...
, and five apostolic vicariates and two Territorial Prelature
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s:
* Archdiocese of Cochabamba
** Diocese of Oruro
** Territorial Prelature of Aiquile
* Archdiocese of La Paz
** Diocese of Coroico
** Diocese of El Alto
** Territorial Prelature of Corocoro
* Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
** Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
* Archdiocese of Sucre
** Diocese of Potosí
** Diocese of Tarija
*Apostolic Vicariates:
** Camiri
** El Beni
** Ñuflo de Chávez
** Pando
** Reyes
See also
* Catholic Church by country *Religion in Bolivia
Christianity is the largest religion in Bolivia, with Roman Catholicism being the largest denomination.
While a vast majority of Bolivians are Catholic Christians, a much smaller portion of the population participates actively. In the decades f ...
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