Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto

Diocese of El Alto Dioecesis Altanus Diócesis de El Alto
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	La Paz
Metropolitan	La Paz
Statistics
Area	23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,220,000 905,000 (74.2%)
Parishes	54
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 June 1994 (29 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giovani Edgar Arana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto (Latin: Dioecesis Altanus) is a diocese located in the city of El Alto in the ecclesiastical province of La Paz in Bolivia.

History

• 25 June 1994: Established as Diocese of El Alto from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Paz

Bishops

The list of Bishops of El Alto (Roman rite) and their years of service:

1. Bishop Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B. (1994–2013) appointed, Archbishop of Sucre
2. Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini (2013–2020)
3. Bishop Giovani Edgar Arana (2021–present)

Auxiliary bishops

• Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. (2010-2014), appointed Bishop of Bolivia, Military
• Eugenio Scarpellini (2010-2013), appointed Bishop here
• Giovani Edgar Arana (2018-2021), appointed Bishop here
• Pascual Limachi Ortiz (2019-2021), appointed Prelate of Corocoro

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

External links

• GCatholic.org