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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija
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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.
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History
- November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Tarija from the Archdiocese of Sucre
Leadership (in reverse chronological order)
- Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (October 11, 2019 – present)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (January 10, 2006 – October 11, 2019)
- Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (October 20, 1995 – June 2, 2004)
- Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (December 11, 1974 – October 20, 1995)
- Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (August 16, 1947 – 1974)
- Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (November 17, 1924 – August 16, 1947)
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Coadjutor bishops
- Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1944–1947)
- Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1992–1995)
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