The following are some famous religious people in Bolivia. You can read about more famous Bolivians by visiting our Famous People from Bolivia home page where you'll find many other categories. You can also ask questions about any famous Bolivian person or add another famous person from Bolivia to our list.

Clemente Cardenal Maurer
Archbishop of Sucre and later Cardinal, he is originally from Germany. He arrived in Bolivia in the mid 1920’s sent by his congregation, the priests of the Order of the Redeemer. He was initially the Bishop of La Paz, then became Archbishop of Sucre, and finally was named Cardinal in 1967, the first from Bolivia. He remained as Cardinal until his death in 1983.

Julio Cardenal Terrazas
First an Archbishop of Santa Cruz and now the Cardinal, he was born near the town of Vallegrande (Santa Cruz) in 1936. He was Archbishop of the Santa Cruz diocese when, in 2001, Pope John Paul II named him Cardinal, the second from Bolivia and first who was actually Bolivian. He is known for defending people’s basic freedoms and for being critical of the political classes.