Diocese of Coroico, Bolivia 🇧🇴

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Coroico / Coroicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: La Paz

Neighbouring Dioceses: La Paz (↙), El Alto (↙), Santiago Apóstol de Huancané (↖), Reyes (↑)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Tarsus (June 29)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 7

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1958.11.07: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coroico / Coroicen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz and became suffragan of La Paz)
1983.07.28: Promoted as Diocese of Coroico / Coroicen(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.12.03 – ...):

Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. (53)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Coroico (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. (53)
(2022.12.03 – ...)

Bishop of Coroico (Bolivia)

Humilitas in ministerio

Born:	1972.06.11 (La Paz, Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	2003.01.31
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.01.31

Bishop of Coroico (Bolivia) (2022.12.03 – ...)

Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (79)
(1997.08.20 – 2022.12.03)

Bishop emeritus of Coroico (Bolivia)

Born:	1947.03.08 (Achacachi, Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:	1980.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.03.25

Priest of Coroico (Bolivia) (1980.07.20 – 1992.01.15)

Titular Bishop of Bita (1992.01.15 – 1997.08.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Coroico (Bolivia) (1992.01.15 – 1997.08.20)

Bishop of Coroico (Bolivia) (1997.08.20 – 2022.12.03)

Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M.
(1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)

Born:	1922.08.29 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1948.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1959.07.14
Died:	2001.11.09 (Suffern, NY, USA † 79)

Titular Bishop of Arsamosata (1959.04.21 – 1977.12.30)

Bishop-Prelate of Coroico (Bolivia) (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)

Bishop of Coroico (Bolivia) (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)

Prelates of Coroico (Roman Rite)

Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M.
(1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (79) (1992.01.15 – 1997.08.20)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo, Coroico, La Paz

Churches by City (8)

La Paz (↙), El Alto (↙), Santiago Apóstol de Huancané (↖), Reyes (↑)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 31,565 km²

Population: 189,615 Catholics (78.0% of 243,097 total)

Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes

Personnel: 26 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 24 religious (24 sisters), 4 seminarians