Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Sanctae Crucis de Sierra
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in eastern Bolivia, erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 5 July 1605 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 30 July 1975. Its seat is the Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archbishop Rene Leigue Cesari has led the archdiocese since 22 April 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 July 1605
- Latin
- Sanctae Crucis de Sierra
- Annuario code
- 001002945
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,805,000
- Population
- 2,291,000
- Catholic share
- 78.8%
- Priests
- 239
- Catholics per priest
- 7,552
- Extent
- 50,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 36
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Rene Leigue Cesari
- Born
- 24 March 1967
- Birthplace
- Nuevo Horizonte
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra stands in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of San Ignacio de VelascoSan Ignacio de Velasco
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected by Pope Paul V on July 5, 1605 as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, this Bolivian see (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra) was raised to a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, receiving San Ignacio de Velasco as its suffragan see. Its archbishop, currently René Leigue Cesari, is seated at the Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].