Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Potosí (Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) 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

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