Diocese of Tarija

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Bishop(s) Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino, Bishop Abel Costas Montaño, Bishop Emeritus Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11 November 1924 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sucre Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Bolivia Square Kilometers: 37,623 (14,531 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Casilla 1192, Calle General Bernardo Trigo 0769, Tarija, Bolivia Telephone: (066) 43-793 Fax: 32.632

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. † (17 Nov 1924 Appointed - 16 Aug 1947 Died)
• Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † (16 Aug 1947 Succeeded - 1974 Retired)
• Abel Costas Montaño (11 Dec 1974 Appointed - 20 Oct 1995 Retired)
• Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (20 Oct 1995 Succeeded - 2 Jun 2004 Retired)
• Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (10 Jan 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 November 1924	Erected	Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas	Diocese of Tarija (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	89,500	90,000	99.4%	10	14	24	3,729		15	21	10	ap1951
1966	98,000	100,500	97.5%	5	19	24	4,083		21	24	11	ap1967
1970	106,000	109,000	97.2%	3	20	23	4,608		21	23	11	ap1971
1976	109,000	116,000	94.0%	4	19	23	4,739		35	32	13	ap1977
1980	183,000	188,000	97.3%	6	21	27	6,777	2	31	37	13	ap1981
1990	219,000	228,000	96.1%	6	23	29	7,551	1	29	52	14	ap1991
1999	285,907	291,607	98.0%	13	21	34	8,409		27	69	16	ap2000
2000	282,155	403,079	70.0%	13	19	32	8,817		26	84	15	ap2001
2001	288,962	410,287	70.4%	17	21	38	7,604	1	33	96	19	ap2002
2002	294,675	391,226	75.3%	18	21	39	7,555	1	32	95	19	ap2003
2003	295,496	392,047	75.4%	19	23	42	7,035	1	35	95	20	ap2004
2004	301,785	391,226	77.1%	22	23	45	6,706	1	35	95	21	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Abel Costas Montaño (Bishop: 11 Dec 1974 to 20 Oct 1995)
• Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (Bishop: 10 Jan 2006 - )
• Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Nov 1992; Bishop: 20 Oct 1995 to 2 Jun 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1924 to 16 Aug 1947)
• Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Feb 1944; Bishop: 16 Aug 1947 to 1974)