ITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis' trip to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay is set for July 6-12, though he will only spend six hours in Bolivia's capital due to the altitude, church officials say.
The 78-year-old pontiff is to arrive in Quito July 6 and meet that day with President Rafael Correa. He will say Mass the next day in Quito's Bicentennial Park, the Rev. Luis Cabrera, archbishop of Cuenca, told The Associated Press on Friday.
Francis will meet later on July 7 with educators and the public, Cabrera said, and will consult with priests and seminarians on July 8 at the Quinche shrine near Quito.
The pope is to fly that afternoon to La Paz, where Roman Catholic officials say he will spend just six hours due to the 13,100-foot (3,993-meter) altitude. He is to say Mass at the capital's sister city, El Alto.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to offer details, said Francis would spend two days in the eastern lowlands city of Santa Cruz.
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