Archdiocese of Sucre
Sucren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Sucre, Bolivia
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese and primatial see of Bolivia, erected as a diocese on 27 June 1552 from the Diocese of Cusco, elevated to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata (Charcas) on 20 July 1609 and renamed Sucre in 1924; Pope Francis recognized it as Bolivia's primatial see in 2021. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Archbishop Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzman has led the archdiocese since 11 February 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1552
- Latin
- Sucren(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003120
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 542,000
- Population
- 618,000
- Catholic share
- 87.7%
- Extent
- 49,975 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
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
- Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzman
- Born
- 7 November 1962
- Birthplace
- Suquistaca
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 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sucre stands in Sucre, 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 Sucre
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of PotosíPotosí
- Diocese of TarijaTarija
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].