Suffragan diocese Oruro, Bolivia
Diocese of Oruro
Oruren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in the Bolivian altiplano, erected 11 November 1924, and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Oruro. Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D., a Polish-born missionary, has led the diocese since 30 June 2005.
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- Established
- 1924
- Catholics
- 342,993
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 53,588 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Oruro stands in Oruro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Within Bolivia's ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba lies the Diocese of Oruro (Latin: Dioecesis Orurensis), seated in the city of the same name.