Suffragan diocese Potosí, Bolivia
Diocese of Potosí
Potosien(sis) in Bolivia
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in the historic mining city of Potosi, Bolivia, erected 11 November 1924, and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sucre. Its seat is the Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de La Paz in Potosi, a minor basilica within the UNESCO World Heritage city. Bishop Nicolas Renan Aguilera Arroyo has led the diocese since 28 October 2020.
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- Established
- 1924
- Catholics
- 651,144
- Priests
- 47
- Territory
- 118,218 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
- Nicolas Renan Aguilera Arroyo
- Born
- 9 May 1972
- Birthplace
- Tarija Cancha Sud
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The cathedral
Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de La Paz, Potosi stands in Potosí, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Seated in the city of Potosí, this Bolivian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Sucre.
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