Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: El Alto / Altan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: La Paz
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Copacabana (February 2), Saint John Bosco (January 31)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 28
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Bishop (2021.03.30 â ...): | Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana (49) General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia |
Bishops of El Alto (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana (49) Bishop of El Alto (Bolivia)
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Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana (49) | ||||||||||
Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini
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Bishop JesĂșs JuĂĄrez PĂĄrraga, S.D.B. (80) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia)
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Area: 23,000 kmÂČ
Population: 892,110 Catholics (57.0% of 1,565,880 total)
Pastoral Centres: 58 parishes
Personnel: 57 priests (42 diocesan, 15 religious), 46 deacons, 35 religious (18 brothers, 17 sisters), 9 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.04.14
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