Archdiocese of Cochabamba

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cochabamba
  • Latin Name: Cochabambensis
  • Erected: 25 June 1847
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of La Paz
  • Country: Bolivia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• José María Yáñez de Montenegro † (14 Apr 1848 Appointed - 24 Nov 1854 Died)
• Rafael Salinas † (19 Mar 1857 Appointed - 25 Aug 1871 Died)
• Francesco Maria Granado † (25 Aug 1871 Succeeded - 25 Sep 1895 Died)
• Jacinto Anaya † (10 Sep 1897 Appointed - 17 Dec 1915 Died)
• Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. † (20 Feb 1918 Appointed - 31 Oct 1923 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
• Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † (19 May 1924 Appointed - 13 Nov 1924 Appointed, Bishop of Oruro)
• [Julio Garret] † (13 Nov 1924 Appointed - 28 Dec 1929 Resigned)
• Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. † (8 Jun 1931 Appointed - 21 Nov 1942 Resigned)
• Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. † (26 Oct 1951 Appointed - 19 Aug 1965 Resigned)
• José Armando Gutiérrez Granier † (19 Aug 1965 Appointed - 21 Jul 1980 Resigned)
• Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † (21 Nov 1981 Appointed - 19 Sep 1987 Resigned)
• René Fernández Apaza † (16 Apr 1988 Appointed - 8 Jul 1999 Retired)
• Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (8 Jul 1999 Succeeded - 24 Sep 2014 Retired)
• Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (24 Sep 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Cochabamba
1950	500,000	680,000	73.5%	65	23	88	5,681		34	176	53	ap1951
1965	435,300	460,860	94.5%	48	95	143	3,044		159	367	49	ap1967
1968	574,092	593,774	96.7%	69	90	159	3,610		158	381	43	ap1971
Archdiocese of Cochabamba
1976	660,000	677,146	97.5%	55	90	145	4,551		170	298	54	ap1977
1980	656,929	699,762	93.9%	52	116	168	3,910		225	388	56	ap1981
1990	856,900	905,270	94.7%	52	130	182	4,708	1	258	433	60	ap1991
1999	1,038,275	1,202,600	86.3%	93	186	279	3,721	10	583	614	63	ap2000
2000	1,057,637	1,230,259	86.0%	93	184	277	3,818	11	500	622	66	ap2001
2001	1,076,028	1,253,118	85.9%	71	169	240	4,483	13	482	625	68	ap2002
2002	1,077,308	1,267,422	85.0%	78	160	238	4,526	17	443	632	72	ap2003
2003	1,322,513	1,455,711	90.8%	77	160	237	5,580	17	387	651	72	ap2004
2004	1,325,861	1,455,711	91.1%	80	160	240	5,524	16	406	661	72	ap2005
2006	1,390,300	1,524,000	91.2%	91	214	305	4,558	17	568	689	73	ap2007
2013	1,593,000	1,732,000	92.0%	96	220	316	5,041	32	561	706	73	ap2014
2016	1,675,000	1,850,542	90.5%	100	205	305	5,491	34	516	936	73	ap2017
2019	1,582,274	1,929,602	82.0%	96	193	289	5,474	34	444	670	74	ap2020
2021	1,639,280	1,999,540	82.0%	103	146	249	6,583	36	411	670	74	ap2022
2023	1,682,590	2,052,340	82.0%	95	145	240	7,010	36	420	542	74	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (Archbishop: 24 Sep 2014 - )
• Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Dec 2018 to 30 Mar 2021)
• Robert Herman Flock (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2012 to 4 Nov 2016)
• Juan Gómez (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Dec 2018 to 18 Oct 2024)
• Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Mar 1998; Archbishop: 8 Jul 1999 to 24 Sep 2014)
• Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza (Priest: 10 May 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jacinto Anaya † (Deacon: 18 Aug 1866; Priest: 19 Aug 1866; Bishop: 10 Sep 1897 to 17 Dec 1915)
• Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † (Bishop: 19 May 1924 to 13 Nov 1924)
• Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1931 to 21 Nov 1942)
• Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Nov 1942 to 26 Oct 1951)
• Abel Costas Montaño † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Nov 1968 to 11 Dec 1974)
• René Fernández Apaza † (Archbishop: 16 Apr 1988 to 8 Jul 1999)
• [Julio Garret] † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1924 to 28 Dec 1929)
• Angel Gelmi Bertocchi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1985 to 31 May 2013)
• Francesco Maria Granado † (Deacon: 5 Jun 1858; Priest: 4 Dec 1858; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1868; Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Mar 1870; Bishop: 25 Aug 1871 to 25 Sep 1895)
• José Armando Gutiérrez Granier † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1965; Archbishop: 30 Jul 1975 to 21 Jul 1980)
• Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1918 to 31 Oct 1923)
• Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1981 to 19 Sep 1987)
• Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1985 to 18 Sep 1993)
• Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo † (Priest: 15 May 1938 to 6 Jun 1952; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Jul 1956 to 22 May 1958)
• Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 May 1982 to 24 Feb 1987; Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 12 Sep 2001 to 29 Aug 2012)
• Rafael Salinas † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1857 to 25 Aug 1871)
• Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1951 to 19 Aug 1965)
• José María Yáñez de Montenegro † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1848 to 24 Nov 1854)

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