Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Latin: Sanctae Crucis Archidioecesis de Sierra ) is a location in Bolivia Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

History

The Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra was built from cessions of territory of the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas on July 5, 1605. It was the Archdiocese of Sucre is a suffragan. On July 30, 1975, the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra was elevated to an archdiocese. The Archdiocese had in its history several times parts of its territory from the creation of new dioceses.

Bishops

Bishops of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  • Antonio Calderon de León, 1605-1621
  • Fernando de Ocampo, OFM, 1621-1632
  • Juan de Zapata y Figueroa, 1634-1648
  • Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, 1649-1661
  • Bernardino de Cárdenas Ponce, 1663-1668
  • Juan de Ribera, 1671-1672
  • Pedro Cárdenas y Arbieto, 1682-1687
  • Juan de los Ríos y Berriz, 1688-1692
  • Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín breath, 1693-1698
  • Pedro Vazquez de Velasco, 1706-1710
  • Jaime de Mimbela OP, February 26, 1714 - March 1720, then Bishop of Trujillo
  • Juan Cabero y Toledo, 1720-1725
  • Miguel Bernardino de la Fuenta y Rojas, 1727-1743
  • Juan Pablo de Olmedo, 1745-1757
  • Bernardo José Pérez de Oblitas, 1757-1760
  • Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa, 1761-1776, then Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
  • Juan Domingo González de la Reguera, December 16, 1776-18. September 1780, then Archbishop of Lima
  • Alejandro José de Ochoa y Morillo, 1782-1791
  • Manuel Nicolás Rojas de Argandoña, 1795-24. May 1803
  • Francisco Javier Aldazábal, March 23, 1807 to 1816
  • Agustín Francisco de Otondo, 1816-1826
  • José Manuel Fernández de Cordova, 1831-1837
  • Manuel Ángel Cárdenas del Prado, 1844-1856
  • Agustín Gómez y Cabezas Sildo, 1857-1860
  • Francisco Javier Rodríguez, November 22 1869 to 1877
  • Juan José Morales Baldivia, July 15, 1878-1. June 1891
  • José Belisario Santistevan, June 1 1891-30. March 1931
  • Daniel Rivero Rivero, March 30, 1931-3. February 1940, then Archbishop of Sucre
  • Augustin Arce Mostajo, December 3, 1940-23. May 1958
  • Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo, May 22, 1958-30. July 1975

Archbishops of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

  • Luis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo, July 30, 1975-6. February 1991
  • Julio Cardinal Terrazas Sandoval CSsR, February 6, 1991-25. May 2013
  • Sergio Alfredo Gualberti, since May 25, 2013
Julio Terrazas Sandoval Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre Dominican Order Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
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