Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Corocoro
| Territorial Prelature of Corocoro Praelatura Territorialis Corocorensis Prelatura Territorial de Corocoro | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Paz |
| Metropolitan | La Paz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,823 km2 (11,129 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 210,894 190,430 (90.3%) |
| Parishes | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 December 1949 (76 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral in Coro Coro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Prelate | Pascual Limachi Ortiz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero |
| Bishops emeritus | Toribio Ticona Porco |
| Map | |
| File:Territorialprälatur Corocoro.svg | |
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Corocoro — The Territorial Prelature of Corocoro (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Corocorensis) is a territorial prelature located in the city of Coro Coro in the ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.
History
- December 25, 1949: Established as Territorial Prelature of Corocoro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
Prelates of Corocoro
- Ubaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. (1953–1965)
- Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. (1966–1991)
- Toribio Ticona Porco (1992–2012), elevated to Cardinal in 2018
- Percy Lorenzo Galvan Flores (2013–2020), appointed as Archbishop of La Paz in May 2020
- Pascual Limachi Ortiz (2021–present)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Corocoro is a territorial prelature of the Catholic Church.[1]