Diocese of Potosí Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia Diócesis de Potosí
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Sucre
Metropolitan	Sucre
Statistics
Area	118,218 km2 (45,644 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 723,494 651,144 (90%)
Parishes	79
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 November 1924 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace inPotosí
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán
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TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Potosí (Latin:Dioecesis Potosiensis in Bolivia) is adiocese located in the city ofPotosí in theecclesiastical province ofSucre in Bolivia.

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

• 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

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

• 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

• Roman Catholicism in Bolivia

• GCatholic.org

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