- Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao
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Diocese of Callao
Dioecesis CallaënsisLocation Country Peru Metropolitan Lima Statistics Area 73,820 km2 (28,500 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
950,040
836,035 (88.0%)Information Rite Latin Rite Current leadership Bishop Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao (Latin: Callaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Callao in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.
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History
- April 29, 1967: Established as Diocese of Callao from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco
Leadership
- Bishops of Callao (Roman rite)
- Bishop Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. (since 1995.08.17)
- Archbishop Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. (1975.01.14 – 1995.08.17)
- Archbishop Luis Vallejos Santoni (1971.09.20 – 1975.01.14)
- Archbishop Eduardo Picher Peña (1967.08.03 – 1971.05.31)
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