Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Oruro / Oruren(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Cochabamba
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishops of Oruro (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia)
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Titular Bishop of Rhasus
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Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (later Cardinal)
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Bishop René Fernández Apaza (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M.
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Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar
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Bishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. (later Archbishop)
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Area: 53,388 km²
Population: 431,032 Catholics (75.5% of 571,231 total) (2020)
Statistics: 51 parishes, 51 priests (37 diocesan, 14 religious), 2 deacons, 99 lay religious (20 brothers, 79 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Asunción de Santa María Virgen (August 15), Saint Philip (May 3)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 3
Last updated on 2023.02.02
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