Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra
Arquidiócesis de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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Location | |
Country | Bolivia |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Statistics | |
Area | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 2,291,000 1,805,000 (78.8%) |
Parishes | 72 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 July 1605 (418 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Lawrence in Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | René Leigue Cesari |
Auxiliary Bishops | Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman |
Bishops emeritus | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina Braulio Sáez Garcia |
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Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic ChurchinBolivia. It was erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la SierrabyPope Paul V on July 5, 1605, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocesebyPope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, with the suffragan seeofSan Ignacio de Velasco.
The seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo. The current archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is René Leigue Cesari.
founded July 5, 1605
elevated July 30, 1975
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Province of Cochabamba |
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Province of La Paz |
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Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
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Province of Sucre |
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