Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2022.04.22 – ...):	Archbishop René Leigue Cesari (55)
Auxiliary Bishop (2000.12.21 – ...):	Bishop Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv. (65) Titular Bishop of Tigimma

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Roman Rite)

Archbishop René Leigue Cesari (55)
(2022.04.22 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Born:	1967.03.24 (Nuevo Horizonte, Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1999.08.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.01.16

Titular Bishop of Nepi (2012.10.31 – 2022.04.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (2012.10.31 – 2022.04.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (2022.04.22 – ...)

Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (77)
(2013.05.25 – 2022.04.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Born:	1945.11.08 (Clusone, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1971.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.07.22

Titular Bishop of Arsacal (1999.05.06 – 2011.09.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1999.05.06 – 2011.09.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (2011.09.28 – 2013.05.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (2013.05.25 – 2022.04.22)

Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R.
(1991.02.06 – 2013.05.25)

Minister omnium

Born:	1936.03.07 (Vallegrande, Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1962.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.06.08
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2015.12.09 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia † 79)

Titular Bishop of Apisa maius (1978.04.15 – 1982.01.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1978.04.15 – 1982.01.09)

Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia) (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1985 – 1991)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1991.02.06 – 2013.05.25)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1997 – 2012.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2015.12.09)

Archbishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo
(1975.07.30 – 1991.02.06)

Born:	1915.01.12 (Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1938.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.10.05
Died:	2004.03.26 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Thennesus (1952.06.06 – 1953.06.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1952.06.06 – 1953.06.17)

Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia) (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (1956.07.28 – 1958.05.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (1956.07.28 – 1958.05.22)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1958.05.22 – 1975.07.30)

Military Vicar of Bolivia (Bolivia) (1961.07.26 – 1975.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1975.07.30 – 1991.02.06)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1980 – 1985)

Bishops of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Julio Aguilar García
(1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22)

Born:	1923.12.09 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:	1951.10.21
Died:	1999.12 († 76)

Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02)

Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22)

Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (later Archbishop)
(1958.05.22 – 1975.07.30)

Born:	1915.01.12 (Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1938.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.10.05
Died:	2004.03.26 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Thennesus (1952.06.06 – 1953.06.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1952.06.06 – 1953.06.17)

Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia) (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (1956.07.28 – 1958.05.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (1956.07.28 – 1958.05.22)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1958.05.22 – 1975.07.30)

Military Vicar of Bolivia (Bolivia) (1961.07.26 – 1975.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1975.07.30 – 1991.02.06)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1980 – 1985)

Bishop Augustin Arce Mostajo
(1940.12.03 – 1958.05.23)

Born:	1897.05.05 (Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1922.09.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.02.16
Died:	1984.01.09 († 86)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1940.12.03 – 1958.05.23)

Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1958.05.23 – 1970.11.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia) (1958.05.23 – 1970.11.26)

Bishop Daniel Rivero Rivero (later Archbishop)
(1931.03.30 – 1940.02.03)

Born:	1876.01.03 (Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1899.01.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1922.07.09
Died:	1960.05.23 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Tlous (1922.05.17 – 1931.03.30)

Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1922.05.17 – 1931.03.30)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1931.03.30 – 1940.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia) (1940.02.03 – 1951)

Titular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phœnicia (1951 – 1960.05.23)

Bishop José Belisario Santistevan (later Archbishop)
(1891.06.01 – 1930.11.22)

Born:	1843.08.18 (Bolivia)
Consecrated Bishop:	1891.04.05
Died:	1931.03.30 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Dansara (1890.06.26 – 1891.06.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1890.06.26 – 1891.06.01)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1891.06.01 – 1930.11.22)

Titular Archbishop of Synnada (1930.11.22 – 1931.03.30)

Bishop Juan José Baldivia Morales
(1878.07.15 – 1890.12.22)

Died:

1899.10.05

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1878.07.15 – 1890.12.22)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1890.12.22 – 1899.10.05)

Bishop Francisco Javier Rodríguez
(1869.11.22 – 1877.05.16)

Died:

1877.05.16

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1869.11.22 – 1877.05.16)

Bishop Agustín Gómez Cabezas y Sildo
(1856.06.19 – 1860.05.23)

Died:

1860.05.23

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1856.06.19 – 1860.05.23)

Bishop Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas
(1846.01.19 – 1856)

Died:

1856

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1846.01.19 – 1856)

Bishop Francisco León de Aguirre
(1840.07.13 – 1841.12.21)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1837.05.19 – 1840.07.13)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1840.07.13 – 1841.12.21)

Bishop José Manuel Fernández de Córdoba y Meló
(1835.07.24 – 1840.07.13)

Died:

1842

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1835.07.24 – 1840.07.13)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1840.07.13 – 1842)

Bishop Agustín Francisco de Otondo, C.O.
(1816 – 1826.06.13)

Died:

1826.06.13

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1816 – 1826.06.13)

Bishop Francisco Javier Aldazábal
(1807.03.23 – 1812.06.24)

Died:

1812.06.24

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1807.03.23 – 1812.06.24)

Bishop Manuel Nicolás Rojas de Argandoña
(1795 – 1803.05.24)

Died:

1803.05.24

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1795 – 1803.05.24)

Bishop José Ramón de Estrada y Orgas
(1791.04.11 – 1792)

Died:

1792

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1791.04.11 – 1792)

Bishop Alejandro José de Ochoa
(1782 – 1791.04.11)

Died:

1796.05.05

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1782 – 1791.04.11)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1791.04.11 – 1796.05.05)

Bishop Juan Domingo González de la Reguera (later Archbishop)
(1776.12.16 – 1780.09.18)

Born:	1720.07.21 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1777
Died:	1805.03.08 († 84)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1776.12.16 – 1780.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1780.09.18 – 1805.03.08)

Bishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1761.04.06 – 1776.09.16)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1761.04.06 – 1776.09.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1776.09.16 – 1782)

Bishop Fernando José Pérez de Oblitas
(1757 – 1760)

Died:

1760

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1747.09.04 – 1756 not possessed)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1757 – 1760)

Bishop Juan Pablo de Olmedo
(1745.08.23 – 1757)

Died:

1757

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1745.08.23 – 1757)

Bishop Andrés Vergara Uribe
(1744.08.07 – 1744)

Died:

1744

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1744.08.07 – 1744)

Bishop Miguel Bernardino de la Fuente y Rojas
(1727 – 1743)

Died:

1743

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1727 – 1743)

Bishop Juan Cabero y Toledo
(1720 – 1725)

Died:

1741.03.20

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1720 – 1725)

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1725 – 1741.03.20)

Bishop Jaime de Mimbela, O.P.
(1714.02.26 – 1720.03)

Born:	1666.04.20 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1715
Died:	1739.08.04 († 73)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1714.02.26 – 1720.03)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1720.03 – 1739.08.04)

Bishop Pedro Vázquez de Velasco
(1706.02.22 – 1711)

Died:

1713

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1706.02.22 – 1711)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1711 – 1713 not possessed)

Bishop Miguel Álvarez de Toledo, O. de M.
(1697 – 1701)

Died:

1701

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1697 – 1701)

Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M.
(1695.06.11 – 1696)

Died:

1696

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1684 – 1695.06.11)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1695.06.11 – 1696)

Bishop Juan de los Ríos y Berriz, O.P.
(1687.05.27 – 1692.05.02)

Died:

1692.05.02

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1687.05.27 – 1692.05.02)

Bishop Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto
(1682.08.22 – 1687.05.30)

Died:

1687.05.30

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1682.08.22 – 1687.05.30)

Bishop Juan de Isturrizaga
(1672 – 1675)

Died:

1675

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1672 – 1675)

Bishop Juan de Ribera, O.E.S.A.
(1671 – 1672)

Died:

1672

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1671 – 1672)

Bishop Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce
(1663.07.07 – 1666)

Died:

1668

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1640.08.10 – 1663.07.07)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1663.07.07 – 1666)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1666 – 1668)

Bishop Juan de Dios de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1649 – 1661.06.17)

Died:

1678.10.05

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1649 – 1661.06.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1661.06.17 – 1678.10.05)

Bishop Juan de Zapata y Figueroa
(1634.06.20 – 1648)

Died:

1648

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1634.06.20 – 1648)

Bishop Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M.
(1621 – 1632)

Died:

1632

Titular Bishop of Usula (1620.12.14 – 1621)

Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1620.12.14 – 1621)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1621 – 1632)

Bishop Antonio Calderón de León
(1605.07.05 – 1621)

Consecrated Bishop:	1594
Died:	1621

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1593.12.25 – 1598.05.25)

Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1598.05.25 – 1605.07.05)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1605.07.05 – 1621)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (77) (2011.09.28 – 2013.05.25)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Daniel Rivero Rivero (later Archbishop) (1922.05.17 – 1931.03.30)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Belisario Santistevan (later Archbishop) (1890.06.26 – 1891.06.01)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Fernando de Ocampo, O.F.M. (1620.12.14 – 1621)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop René Leigue Cesari (55) (later Archbishop) (2012.10.31 – 2022.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Braulio Sáez García, O.C.D. (80) (2003.09.11 – 2018.04.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina (77) (later Archbishop) (1999.05.06 – 2011.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nino Marzoli, C.R. (1992.08.28 – 2000.05.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (83) (later Archbishop) (1986.12.16 – 1998.03.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M. (1956.11.29 – 1997.05.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (later Archbishop) (1954.01.19 – 1956)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (later Archbishop) (1952.06.06 – 1953.06.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Rafael de La Vara (later Archbishop) (1800.08.11 – 1806.03.21)