Archdiocese of Sucre

Historical Details

• Diocese of La Plata o Charcas
  • Latin Name: Platensis seu Carcassensis
  • Erected: 27 June 1552
  • Country: Bolivia

• Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
  • Latin Name: Platensis seu Carcassensis
  • Elevated: 20 July 1609
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Bolivia
  • Square Miles: 165,200

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Tomás de San Martín, O.P. † (27 Jun 1552 Appointed - 1559 Died)
• Fernando González de la Cuesta † (25 Jun 1561 Appointed - 24 Sep 1561 Died)
• Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. † (6 Jul 1562 Appointed - Dec 1570 Died)
• Fernando Santillana Figueroa † (17 Oct 1572 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Alfonso Graniero Avalos † (9 Jan 1579 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. † (6 Nov 1587 Appointed - 25 Jun 1592 Died)
• Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. † (17 Jun 1594 Appointed - 19 Nov 1602 Died)
• Luis López de Solís, O.E.S.A. † (18 Jul 1605 Appointed - 5 Jul 1606 Died)
• Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona) † (14 Jan 1608 Appointed - 1609 Died)
• Alonso de Peralta † (14 Jan 1609 Appointed - 3 Dec 1614 Died)
• Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. † (14 Nov 1616 Appointed - 1623 Died)
• Hernando de Arias y Ugarte † (15 Apr 1624 Appointed - 29 May 1628 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
• Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. † (5 Jun 1628 Appointed - 5 Feb 1630 Died)
• Francisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. † (9 Jul 1635 Appointed - 23 Jun 1644 Died)
• Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. † (21 Aug 1645 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1649 Died)
• Juan Alonso y Ocón † (17 Jul 1651 Confirmed - 12 Oct 1656 Died)
• Gaspar de Villarroel, O.E.S.A. † (27 Jan 1659 Appointed - 15 Oct 1665 Died)
• Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes † (15 Jul 1669 Confirmed - 16 Mar 1670 Died)
• Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros † (8 Feb 1672 Appointed - 14 Jun 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
• Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora † (8 Nov 1677 Appointed - 7 Dec 1683 Died)
• Bartolomé González y Poveda † (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 26 Nov 1692 Died)
• Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (19 Apr 1694 Appointed - 1713 Died)
• Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. † (21 Mar 1714 Appointed - 12 May 1723 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
• Juan de Necolalde † (12 May 1723 Appointed - 14 May 1724 Died)
• Luis Francisco Romero † (19 Nov 1725 Appointed - 28 Nov 1728 Died)
• Alonso del Pozo y Silva † (24 Jul 1730 Appointed - 22 Jan 1742 Resigned)
• Agustín Rodríguez Delgado † (22 Jan 1742 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1746 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
• Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra † (14 Jun 1746 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1746 Died)
• Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque † (4 Sep 1747 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1756 Died)
• Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte † (23 May 1757 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont † (13 Mar 1758 Appointed - 28 Aug 1760 Died)
• Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar † (25 Jan 1762 Appointed - 11 Aug 1775 Died)
• Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. † (16 Sep 1776 Appointed - 29 Apr 1782 Died)
• José Campos Julián, O.C.D. † (20 Sep 1789 Appointed - 25 Mar 1804 Died)
• Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 11 Apr 1816 Died)
• Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras † (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed - 1827 Died)
• José María Mendizábal López de Velasco † (24 Jul 1835 Appointed - 29 Sep 1846 Died)
• Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas † (28 Sep 1855 Appointed - Sep 1858 Died)
• Pedro Jose Puch y Solona † (23 Dec 1861 Appointed - 25 Nov 1885 Died)
• Pedro José Cayetano de la Llosa, C.O. † (14 Nov 1887 Appointed - 2 Aug 1897 Died)
• Miguel de los Santos Taborga † (1 Mar 1898 Appointed - 12 Dec 1905 Died)
• Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. † (30 Apr 1906 Appointed - 4 Feb 1912 Died)
• Victor Arrién (Arrieu) † (13 Jan 1914 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1922 Resigned)
• Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. † (31 Oct 1923 Appointed - 28 Oct 1939 Died)
• Daniel Rivero Rivero † (3 Feb 1940 Appointed - 26 Oct 1951 Retired)
• José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. † (27 Oct 1951 Appointed - 30 Nov 1983 Retired)
• René Fernández Apaza † (30 Nov 1983 Succeeded - 16 Apr 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Cochabamba)
• Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (6 Nov 1989 Appointed - 2 Feb 2013 Retired)
• Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (2 Feb 2013 Appointed - 11 Feb 2020 Retired)
• Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (11 Feb 2020 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
Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas
1910		805,299	.0%	172	99	271	0		26	159	135	ce
Archdiocese of Sucre
1950	370,000	390,000	94.9%	35	31	66	5,606		58	111	34	ap1951
1966	398,000	400,000	99.5%	51	31	82	4,853		44	108	41	ap1967
1970	380,000	400,000	95.0%	39	31	70	5,428		45		40	ap1971
1976	510,000	540,000	94.4%	37	30	67	7,611		42	116	42	ap1977
1980	471,800	476,000	99.1%	35	30	65	7,258	1	46	180	43	ap1981
1990	481,000	501,000	96.0%	44	25	69	6,971		35	185	43	ap1991
1999	447,892	479,892	93.3%	31	27	58	7,722		41	228	43	ap2000
2000	480,379	512,379	93.8%	42	25	67	7,169		37	245	44	ap2001
2001	493,875	522,431	94.5%	51	23	74	6,673		35	247	44	ap2002
2002	481,807	531,522	90.6%	57	23	80	6,022		34	244	44	ap2003
2003	486,012	546,130	89.0%	63	23	86	5,651	1	33	246	44	ap2004
2004	473,967	552,619	85.8%	59	24	83	5,710	1	39	257	44	ap2005
2010	542,000	618,000	87.7%	67	24	91	5,956	1	46	205	45	ap2011
2014	582,000	664,000	87.7%	78	16	94	6,191		31	182	44	ap2015
2017	598,657	684,743	87.4%	77	17	94	6,368	1	25	181	50	ap2018
2020	588,871	695,940	84.6%	77	15	92	6,400	2	32	200	50	ap2021
2022	534,855	602,518	88.8%	72	12	84	6,367	2	14	112	50	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
• Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 2008)
• Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (Priest: 11 Aug 1988 to 30 Jun 2005; Archbishop: 11 Feb 2020 - )
• Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores (Priest: 18 Jul 1991 to 2 Feb 2013)
• Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 2 Feb 2013 to 11 Feb 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Juan Alonso y Ocón † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1651 to 12 Oct 1656)
• Rafael Andreu Guerrero † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Mar 1804 to 1 May 1819)
• Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte † (Archbishop: 23 May 1757 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Augustin Arce Mostajo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1958 to 9 Jan 1984)
• Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar † (Archbishop: 25 Jan 1762 to 11 Aug 1775)
• Hernando de Arias y Ugarte † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1624 to 29 May 1628)
• Victor Arrién (Arrieu) † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1914 to 14 Dec 1922)
• Dionisio Ávila † (Priest: 7 Oct 1900 to 27 Jan 1916)
• Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1746 to 29 Dec 1746)
• Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa † (Priest: 1725 to 9 Jul 1734)
• José Campos Julián, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1789 to 25 Mar 1804)
• Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora † (Archbishop: 8 Nov 1677 to 7 Dec 1683)
• Alfonso de la Cerda, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1587 to 25 Jun 1592)
• Pedro José Cayetano de la Llosa, C.O. † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1887 to 2 Aug 1897)
• Manuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1855 to Sep 1858)
• René Fernández Apaza † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Nov 1981; Archbishop: 30 Nov 1983 to 16 Apr 1988)
• [Julio Garret] † (Priest: 20 Dec 1911 to 13 Nov 1924)
• Fernando González de la Cuesta † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1561 to 24 Sep 1561)
• Bartolomé González y Poveda † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 26 Nov 1692)
• Alfonso Graniero Avalos † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1579 to 1585)
• Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, O.P. † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1776 to 29 Apr 1782)
• Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1669 to 16 Mar 1670)
• Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1672 to 14 Jun 1677)
• Luis López de Solís, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1605 to 5 Jul 1606)
• Miguel de los Santos Taborga † (Priest: 11 Jan 1857; Archbishop: 1 Mar 1898 to 12 Dec 1905)
• Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1758 to 28 Aug 1760)
• José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1951 to 30 Nov 1983)
• José María Mendizábal López de Velasco † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1835 to 29 Sep 1846)
• Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Mar 1976 to 28 Jun 1982)
• Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1747 to 1 Apr 1756)
• Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 21 Mar 1714 to 12 May 1723)
• Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 11 Apr 1816)
• Alfonso Nava Carreón † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 May 1969 to 9 Aug 1984)
• Diego Antonio Navarro Martín de Villodras † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1818 to 1827)
• Juan de Necolalde † (Priest: 1688 to 1 Apr 1715; Archbishop: 12 May 1723 to 14 May 1724)
• Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 21 Aug 1645 to 13 Oct 1649)
• Alonso de Peralta † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1609 to 3 Dec 1614)
• Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jun 1985; Archbishop: 6 Nov 1989 to 2 Feb 2013)
• Walter Pérez Villamonte † (Priest: 11 Jan 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1995 to 7 Mar 1998)
• Luigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 31 Oct 1923 to 28 Oct 1939)
• Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Oct 1905; Archbishop: 30 Apr 1906 to 4 Feb 1912)
• Alonso del Pozo y Silva † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1730 to 22 Jan 1742)
• Pedro Jose Puch y Solona † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1861 to 25 Nov 1885)
• Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1694 to 1713)
• Alonso Ramírez Vergara, O.S. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1594 to 19 Nov 1602)
• Daniel Rivero Rivero † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1940 to 26 Oct 1951)
• Agustín Rodríguez Delgado † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1742 to 14 Jun 1746)
• Luis Francisco Romero † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1725 to 28 Nov 1728)
• Rafael Salinas †
• Tomás de San Martín, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1552 to 1559)
• Fernando Santillana Figueroa † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1572 to 1574)
• Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1562 to Dec 1570)
• Martín de Sarricolea y Olea †
• Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1948 to 26 Oct 1951)
• Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1628 to 5 Feb 1630)
• Matías Terrazas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 1827 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Jerónimo Tiedra Méndez, O.P. † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1616 to 1623)
• Francisco Vega Borja, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1635 to 23 Jun 1644)
• Gaspar de Villarroel, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1659 to 15 Oct 1665)
• Diego de Zambrana (de Carmona) † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1608 to 1609)

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