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Diocese of Oruro

Dioecesis Orurensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Krzysztof Białasik, 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: 53,388 (20,621 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Junin entre Washington y el Presidente Montes, Oruro, Bolivia
  • Telephone: (02)5257.922; 5255.909
  • Fax: 5276.900

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)
18 June 1943Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Oruro (from Sucra to La Paz)
30 July 1975Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Oruro (from La Paz)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950184,000185,00099.5%1711286,571134215ap1951
1964270,000280,00096.4%2630564,821397031ap1967
1970260,000305,00085.2%2442663,939506931ap1971
1976375,000398,00094.2%12243610,41611515725ap1977
1980365,000411,00088.8%13233610,1385405426ap1981
1990444,050475,00093.5%1827459,8678397837ap1991
1999328,934386,98185.0%1624408,2236339537ap2000
2000331,879390,44085.0%15183310,0566299537ap2001
2001315,193393,99180.0%2115368,7555249237ap2002
2002333,090391,87085.0%2115369,2525279337ap2003
2003312,928397,62178.7%2317407,8235309437ap2004
2004342,993403,52185.0%1917369,52752910437ap2005
2013426,832490,61287.0%27154210,1622248042ap2014
2016431,312497,29786.7%2816449,8022218343ap2017
2019411,498536,21876.7%4015557,4812208243ap2020
2021431,032571,23175.5%3714518,4512207951ap2022

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 35, Page 388, to Page 390
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 518, and Page 519

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