Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico

Diocese of Coroico Dioecesis Coroicensis Diócesis de Coroico

Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	La Paz
Metropolitan	La Paz
Statistics
Area	31,699 km² (12,239 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 193,600 171,000 (88.3%)
Parishes	8
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 7, 1958 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St peter and St Paul in Coroico
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Bishops emeritus	Juan Vargas Aruquipa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico (Latin: Dioecesis Coroicensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroico in the ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

History

November 7, 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coroico from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz
July 28, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Coroico

Bishops of Coroico (Roman rite)
- Bishop Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. (2022.12.03 – present)
- Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (1997.08.20 – 2022.12.03)
- Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1983.07.28 – 1996.10.09)
Prelates of Coroico (Roman rite)
- Bishop Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. (1959.04.21 – 1983.07.28)