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Religion in Bolivia (2018)
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Mormon/Jehovah's Witness (1.7%)
None (9.3%)
Other religion (1.2%)
No answer (0.6%)
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.
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citation needed
]
Today, Bolivia is a predominantly Catholic country. However, the Church was disestablished as the state religion in early 2009
[2]
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.
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Organization
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There are seventeen territorial jurisdictions in the country?four
archdioceses
, six
dioceses
, and five
apostolic vicariates
and two
Territorial Prelatures
:
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citation needed
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See also
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References
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