Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis Diócesis de Tarija | |
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Sucre |
Metropolitan | Sucre |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,623 km2 (14,526 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 492,000 348,034 (70.7%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 November 1924 (99 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán |
Bishops emeritus | Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija ( Latin: Dioecesis Tariiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.