Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarija

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

History

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

Leadership (in reverse chronological order)

 * Bishops of Tarija (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (2019.10.11 - ...)
 * Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino (2006.01.10 – 2019.10.11)
 * Bishop Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1995.10.20 – 2004.06.02)
 * Bishop Abel Costas Montaño (1974.12.11 – 1995.10.20)
 * Bishop Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1947.08.16 – 1974)
 * Bishop Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. (1924.11.17 – 1947.08.16)

Coadjutor bishops

 * Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. (1944-1947)
 * Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (1992-1995)