Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: El Alto / Altan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: La Paz
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2021.03.30 – ...): | ![]() General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia |
Bishops of El Alto (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia)
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Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini
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Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia)
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Area: 23,000 km²
Population: 877,200 Catholics (57.0% of 1,538,240 total) (2020)
Statistics: 58 parishes, 57 priests (42 diocesan, 15 religious), 43 deacons, 35 lay religious (18 brothers, 17 sisters), 13 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Copacabana (February 2), Saint John Bosco (January 31)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 28
Last updated on 2023.01.27
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