Catholic Church in Bolivia explained

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Catholic Church in Bolivia
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Type:National polity
Main Classification:Catholic
Orientation:Latin
Scripture:Bible
Theology:Catholic theology
Governance:CEB
Leader Title:Pope
Leader Name:Francis
Leader Title1:President
Leader Name1:Aurelio Pesoa Ribera
Leader Title2:Apostolic Nuncio
Leader Name2:Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez
Area:Bolivia
Headquarters:La Paz
Founded Date:16th century

The Catholic Church in Bolivia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism was introduced in the 1530s and the first diocese was established in 1552. Evangelization among the Indians bore much fruit from the mid-18th to early 19th century, resuming again in 1840. The country declared independence from Spain in 1825.

Today, Bolivia is a predominantly Catholic country. However, the Church was disestablished as the state religion in early 2009[1] and lost remaining privileges in 2019 with the promulgation of the law on religious freedom. According to a 2018 survey, 70% of Bolivians were Catholics.

Organization

There are seventeen territorial jurisdictions in the country—four archdioceses, six dioceses, and five apostolic vicariates and two Territorial Prelatures:

See also

References

  1. Book: Temperman, Jeroen . 2010 . State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance . 12 July 2014 . BRILL . 978-9004181489 . 35.