Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

Diocese of Tarija Dioecesis Tariiensis Diócesis de Tarija
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Sucre
Metropolitan	Sucre
Statistics
Area	37,623 km² (14,526 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 492,000 348,034 (70.7%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (92 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our lady of Peace in Tarija
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jesús Juárez Párraga
Emeritus Bishops	Abel Costas Montaño
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija (Latin: Dioecesis Tariiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarija in the Ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

History

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

Roman 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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