Diocese of El Alto Dioecesis Altanus Diócesis de El Alto | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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 (30 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 | |
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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.