Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Potosí Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia Diócesis de Potosí

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Sucre
Metropolitan	Sucre
Statistics
Area	118,218 km (45,644 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 723,494 651,144 (90%)
Parishes	79
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Potosí
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí (Latin: Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) is a diocese located in the city of Potosí in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

History

November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Potosí from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata

Cleto Loayza Gumiel (1924.11.15 – 1968.12.30)
Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. (1968.12.30 – 1983.05.21)
Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1984.10.06 – 1996.07.31), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
Walter Pérez Villamonte (1998.03.07 – 2009.11.25)
Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2009.11.25 – 2020.02.11), appointed Archbishop of Sucre

Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1952–1956), appointed Coadjutor here
Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. (1976–2000)
Toribio Ticona Porco (1986–1992), appointed Prelate of Corocoro; future Cardinal
Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2005–2009), appointed Bishop here

v t e Catholic dioceses in Bolivia
Province of Cochabamba	Archdiocese of Cochabamba Diocese of Oruro Territorial Prelature of Aiquile
Province of La Paz	Archdiocese of La Paz Diocese of Coroico Diocese of El Alto Territorial Prelature of Corocoro
Province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
Province of Sucre	Archdiocese of Sucre Diocese of Potosí Diocese of Tarija
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Bolivia Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez Apostolic Vicariate of Pando Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes
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