Diocese of Tarija

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.

Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis Diócesis de Tarija
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 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
Bishops emeritus	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino
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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)

Coadjutor bishops

• Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1944–1947)
• Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1992–1995)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia