Diocese of Potosí

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí () is a diocese located in the city of Potosí in the ecclesiastical province of Sucre in Bolivia.

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

Bishops Ordinaries Cleto Loayza Gumiel (1924.11.15 – 1968.12.30) Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. (1968.12.30 – 1983.05.21) Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (1984.10.06 – 1996.07.31), appointed Archbishop of La Paz Walter Pérez Villamonte (1998.03.07 – 2009.11.25) Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2009.11.25 – 2020.02.11), appointed Archbishop of Sucre

Coadjutor bishop Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1956–1968)

Auxiliary bishops Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. (1952–1956), appointed Coadjutor here Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. (1976–2000) Toribio Ticona Porco (1986–1992), appointed Prelate of Corocoro; future Cardinal Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán (2005–2009), appointed Bishop here

See also Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

References

External links GCatholic.org