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Diocese of Tarija

Dioecesis Tariiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 November 1924
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sucre
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Bolivia
  • Square Kilometers: 20,192 (7,799 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Casilla 1192, Calle General Bernardo Trigo 769, Tarija, Bolivia
  • Telephone: (04)6643.793; 6642.659
  • Fax: 6113.593

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 November 1924ErectedArchdiocese of La Plata o Charcas Diocese of Oruro (erected)
Diocese of Potosí (erected)
Diocese of Tarija (erected)
21 December 1926Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Chaco
Diocese of Tarija (Boundaries Adjusted)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195089,50090,00099.4%1014243,729152110ap1951
196698,000100,50097.5%519244,083212411ap1967
1970106,000109,00097.2%320234,608212311ap1971
1976109,000116,00094.0%419234,739353213ap1977
1980183,000188,00097.3%621276,7772313713ap1981
1990219,000228,00096.1%623297,5511295214ap1991
1999285,907291,60798.0%1321348,409276916ap2000
2000282,155403,07970.0%1319328,817268415ap2001
2001288,962410,28770.4%1721387,6041339619ap2002
2002294,675391,22675.3%1821397,5551329519ap2003
2003295,496392,04775.4%1923427,0351359520ap2004
2004301,785391,22677.1%2223456,7061359521ap2005
2010348,034492,00070.7%2721487,250289522ap2011
2014437,100470,00093.0%24184210,4072309926ap2015
2017458,000484,00094.6%2625518,98023210026ap2018
2020471,630504,52093.5%3026568,4212349727ap2021
2022484,000518,00093.4%30174710,2972259722ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 20, and Page 21

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