Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro (Dioecesis Orurensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oruro in the ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba in Bolivia.

History

 * November 11, 1924: Established as Diocese of Oruro from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata

Ordinaries (listed in reverse chronological order)

 * Bishops of Oruro (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Krzysztof Bialasik Wawrowska (2005.06.30 – present)
 * Bishop Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1991.11.07 – 2003.09.11)
 * Bishop Julio Terrazas Sandoval, CSsR (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06), appointed Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; future Cardinal
 * Bishop René Fernández Apaza (1968.03.02 – 1981.11.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre
 * Bishop Jorge Manrique Hurtado (1956.07.28 – 1967.07.27), appointed Archbishop of La Paz
 * Bishop Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo (1953.06.17 – 1956.07.28), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba; future Archbishop
 * Bishop Bertoldo Bühl, OFM (1951.10.26 – 1953.06.17)
 * Bishop Riccardo Chavez Alcazar (1938.01.27 – 1949.09.30)
 * Bishop Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, CMF (1924.11.13 – 1938.01.16), appointed Bishop of La Paz; future Archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

 * Braulio Sáez Garcia, OCD (1987-1991), appointed Bishop here