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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia. It was erected as the Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra by Pope Paul V on July 5, 1605, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on July 30, 1975, with the suffragan see of San Ignacio de Velasco. The seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of San Lorenzo. The current archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is René Leigue Cesari.
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Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
founded July 5, 1605
Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
elevated July 30, 1975
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor bishops
Auxiliary Bishops
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