Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo
Diocese of Chiclayo
Dioecesis Chiclayensis
Location
Country Peru
Metropolitan Piura
Statistics
Area 18,226 km2 (7,037 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,218,000
1,115,000 (91.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Santa María
Current leadership
Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarte

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo (Latin: Chiclayen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chiclayo in the Ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.

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History

  • 1956.12.17: Established as Diocese of Chiclayo from the Diocese of Cajamarca and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo

Leadership

  • Bishops of Chiclayo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarte (1998.05.04Present)
    • Bishop Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea (1968.04.261998.05.04)
    • Bishop Daniel Figueroa Villón (1956.12.171967.01.30)

See also

Chiclayo Cathedral

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