The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba () is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
History Construction of the original Church of San Sebastian began in 1571. At that time, the area was part of the vast Diocese of Cusco.
On June 25, 1847 Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It was established as a suggragen of La Plata."Cochabamba." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 8 July 2023 On July 30, 1975 the diocese was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cochabamba.
Present day
In 2011, the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia organized a conference in Cochabamaba on the theme "the Church and public opinion in the digital age." Archbishop Aparicio is secretary-general of the bishops' conference."Catholic communicators in Cochabamba discuss 'the Church and public opinion in the digital age'", Agenzia Fides, April 7, 2011
The Pan y Amor program of the Archdiocese of St. Louis supports the Salomon Klein Children's Home in Cochabamba."Pan y Amor", Archdiocese of St. Louis
The church of St. Pius X in Cochabamaba serves a Maryknoll mission made up of a number of local Christian communities or assemblies.Soria, Giovanna. "Forming Christian Communities In Bolivia", Maryknoll Magazine, June 1, 2021
Bishops Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order) Archbishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite) Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (2014.09.24 - ... Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari (1999.07.08 – 2014.09.24) Archbishop René Fernández Apaza (1988.04.16 – 1999.07.08) Archbishop Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo (1981.11.21 – 1987.09.19) Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1975.07.30 – 1980.07.21) Bishops of Cochabamaba (Roman rite) Archbishop José Armando Gutiérrez Granier (1965.08.19 – 1975.07.30) Bishop Juan Tarsicio Senner (1951.10.26 – 1965.08.19) Bishop Bertoldo Bühl (Apostolic Administrator 1943 – 1951.10.26) Bishop Tomás Aspe (1931.06.08 – 1942.11.21) Bishop Julio Garret (1924.11.13 – 1929.12.28), appointed Bishop of Oruro Bishop Luigi Francesco Pierini (1918.02.20 – 1923.10.31), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas Bishop Giacinto Anaya (1897.08.18 – 1915.12.17) Bishop Francesco Maria Granado (1871.08.25 - 1885.09.25) Bishop Rafael Salinas (1857.13.19 - 1871.03.19) Bishop José María Yáñez de Montenegro (1848.04.14 - 1854.11.24)
Coadjutor bishops Francesco Maria Granado (1870-1871) Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1956-1958), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Tito Solari Capellari (1998-1999)
Auxiliary bishops Francesco Maria Granado (1868-1870), appointed Coadjutor here Abel Costas Montaño (1968-1974) appointed Bishop of Tarija Luis Sáinz Hinojosa (1982-1987), appointed Archbishop of La Paz; as Archbishop (Personal Title), was Auxiliary Bishop here again, 2001-2012 Angel Gelmi Bertocchi (1985-2013) Manuel Revollo Crespo (1985-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military Robert Herman Flock Bever (2012-2016),"Wisconsin priest named auxiliary bishop in Bolivia", National Catholic Reporter, October 31, 2012 appointed Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera (2018-) Juan Gómez (2018-)
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Oruro Territorial Prelature of Aiquile
See also Roman Catholicism in Bolivia
References
External links GCatholic.org Diocese website