Diocese of Oruro

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Bishop(s) Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11 November 1924 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cochabamba Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Bolivia Square Kilometers: 53,588 (20,698 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Av. 6 de Octubre 6298, Casilla 522, Oruro, Bolivia Telephone: (052) 50-922 Fax: 76-400

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † (13 Nov 1924 Appointed - 16 Jan 1938 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)
• Riccardo Chavez Alcazar † (27 Jan 1938 Appointed - 30 Sep 1949 Died)
• Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. † (26 Oct 1951 Appointed - 17 Jun 1953 Resigned)
• Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo † (17 Jun 1953 Appointed - 28 Jul 1956 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba)
• Jorge Manrique Hurtado † (28 Jul 1956 Appointed - 27 Jul 1967 Appointed, Archbishop of La Paz)
• René Fernández Apaza (2 Mar 1968 Appointed - 21 Nov 1981 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre)
• Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (9 Jan 1982 Appointed - 6 Feb 1991 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
• Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. (7 Nov 1991 Appointed - 11 Sep 2003 Resigned)
• Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D. (30 Jun 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 November 1924	Erected	Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas	Diocese of Oruro (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	184,000	185,000	99.5%	17	11	28	6,571		13	42	15	ap1951
1964	270,000	280,000	96.4%	26	30	56	4,821		39	70	31	ap1967
1970	260,000	305,000	85.2%	24	42	66	3,939		50	69	31	ap1971
1976	375,000	398,000	94.2%	12	24	36	10,416	11	51	57	25	ap1977
1980	365,000	411,000	88.8%	13	23	36	10,138	5	40	54	26	ap1981
1990	444,050	475,000	93.5%	18	27	45	9,867	8	39	78	37	ap1991
1999	328,934	386,981	85.0%	16	24	40	8,223	6	33	95	37	ap2000
2000	331,879	390,440	85.0%	15	18	33	10,056	6	29	95	37	ap2001
2001	315,193	393,991	80.0%	21	15	36	8,755	5	24	92	37	ap2002
2002	333,090	391,870	85.0%	21	15	36	9,252	5	27	93	37	ap2003
2003	312,928	397,621	78.7%	23	17	40	7,823	5	30	94	37	ap2004
2004	342,993	403,521	85.0%	19	17	36	9,527	5	29	104	37	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1924 to 16 Jan 1938)
• Krzysztof Bialasik, S.V.D. (Bishop: 30 Jun 2005 - )
• Bertoldo Bühl, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1951 to 17 Jun 1953)
• Riccardo Chavez Alcazar † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1938 to 30 Sep 1949)
• René Fernández Apaza (Bishop: 2 Mar 1968 to 21 Nov 1981)
• Jorge Manrique Hurtado † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1956 to 27 Jul 1967)
• Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1953 to 28 Jul 1956)
• Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1987; Bishop: 7 Nov 1991 to 11 Sep 2003)
• Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. (Bishop: 9 Jan 1982 to 6 Feb 1991)