Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo
Diocese of Chiclayo Dioecesis Chiclayensis Diócesis de Chiclayo | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Mary | |
| 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%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1956 |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santa María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova |
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| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesischiclayo.org.pe | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiclayo is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru's northwestern Lambayeque region.
It is also the former diocese of Pope Leo XIV. The current bishop, since 14 February 2024, is Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova.
The Diocese of Chiclayo was created on 17 December 1956 as the Diocese of Chiclayo. On 17 April 1963, some of its territory was lost to form the Territorial Prelature of Chota.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
