The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija (Latin: Dioecesis Tariiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.
Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis Diócesis de Tarija | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sucre |
| Metropolitan | Sucre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 492,000 348,034 (70.7%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 November 1924 (99 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán |
| Bishops emeritus | Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino |
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History
- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Tarija from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
Leadership (in reverse chronological order)
- Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (2019.10.11 - ...)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (2006.01.10 – 2019.10.11)
- Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1995.10.20 – 2004.06.02)
- Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (1974.12.11 – 1995.10.20)
- Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1947.08.16 – 1974)
- Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (1924.11.17 – 1947.08.16)
Coadjutor bishops
- Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1944-1947)
- Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1992-1995)