Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz

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Archdiocese of La Paz
*Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia*
Statistics
Country:	Bolivia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	10,975 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	1,474,150 (2004) 1,292,873 (87.7%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Auxiliary Bishop:	Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz {Latin: Pacen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 Suffragan Dioceses
5 See also
6 Source

[edit] History

July 4, 1605: Established as Diocese of La Paz in Bolivia from the Diocese of La Plata
June 18, 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz

[edit] Special Churches

Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana
- Basílica de San Francisco, La Paz
- Basílica María Auxiliadora, La Paz

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of La Paz (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1996.07.31 – present)
- Archbishop Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. (1987.02.24 – 1996.07.31)
- Archbishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1967.07.27 – 1987.02.24)
- Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (1943.06.18 – 1967)
Bishops of La Paz (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (1938.01.16 – 1943.06.18)
- Bishop Augusto Sieffert, C.SS.R. (1924.11.15 – 1934.02.24)
- Bishop Celestino Loza (1920.06.20 – 1921.01.21)
- Bishop Dionisio Avila (1916.01.27 – 1919.07.03)
- Bishop Emanuele Giuseppe Pena (1911.10.24 – 1913)
- Bishop Nicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. (1901.11.12 – 1909.11.24)
- Bishop Antonio Sánchez Matas, O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1827.04.28)
- Bishop Remigio de La Santa y Ortega (1797.07.24 – 1816.08.10)
- Archbishop Diego Antonio de Parada (1752.12.18 – 1762.01.25)
- Bishop José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, O.P. (1746.06.14 – 1746.11.17)
- Archbishop Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra (1742.02.28 – 1746.06.14)
- Archbishop Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1731.12.17 – 1742.01.22)
- Archbishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1708.05.14 – 1714.03.21)
- Archbishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (1680.09.23 – 1694.04.19)
- Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.S.A. (1645.01 – 1647.04)
- Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1633 – 1639.03.22)
- Archbishop Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. (1608.05.28 – 1616)