Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de Sierra Arquidiócesis de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of St. Lawrence
Location
Country	Bolivia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Statistics
Area	50,000 km² (19,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 2,291,000 1,805,000 (78.8%)
Parishes	72
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 July 1605 (411 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St Lawrence in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti
Auxiliary Bishops	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman René Leigue Cesari Braulio Sáez Garcia
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Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Crucis de 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 Sergio Alfredo Gualberti.

founded July 5, 1605

elevated July 30, 1975