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Metropolitan see La Paz, Bolivia

Archdiocese of La Paz

Pacen(sis) in Bolivia

Latin Church

Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese centered on Bolivia's seat of government, erected as a diocese on 4 July 1605 from the Diocese of La Plata and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 18 June 1943. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Archbishop Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores has led the archdiocese since 23 May 2020.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de La Paz, in La Paz, Bolivia.

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Established
1605
Catholics
1,292,873
Priests
112
Territory
10,975 km²

Parishes and churches

74 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores
Born
10 August 1965
Birthplace
Tomás Frías

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The cathedral

Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de La Paz stands in La Paz, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of La Paz in Bolivia is the seat of this archdiocese, whose Latin name is Archidioecesis Pacensis in Bolivia.

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