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Catholic Church in Peru

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The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference.

Catholics compose an estimated 85-90% of Peru's population.[1] It has produced two famous saints of the "new world": St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres.

The Peruvian Catholic Church is divided into dioceses and archdioceses:

Province of Arequipa

  • Archdiocese of Arequipa
  • Diocese of Puno
  • Diocese of Tacna
  • Prelature of Ayaviri
  • Prelature of Chuquibamba
  • Prelature of Juli
  • Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané

Province of Ayacucho

  • Archdiocese of Ayacucho
  • Diocese of Huancavelica
  • Prelature of Caraveli

Province of Cusco

Province of Huancayo

  • Archdiocese of Huancayo
  • Diocese of Huánuco
  • Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima

  • Archdiocese of Lima
  • Diocese of Callao
  • Diocese of Carabayllo
  • Diocese of Chosica
  • Diocese of Huacho
  • Diocese of Ica
  • Diocese of Lurín
  • Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura

  • Archdiocese of Piura
  • Diocese of Chiclayo
  • Diocese of Chachapoyas
  • Diocese of Chulucanas
  • Prelature de Chota

Province of Trujillo

  • Archdiocese of Trujillo
  • Diocese of Cajamarca
  • Diocese of Chimbote
  • Diocese of Huaraz
  • Diocese of Huari[2]
  • Prelature of Moyobamba
  • Prelature of Huamachuco

Apostolic Vicariates

  • Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru or Saint Francis Xavier
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Requena
  • Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas

Military Ordinariate

  • Military Ordinariate of Peru

See also

  • Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM)

Sources

  1. ^ NyTimes 2013.
  2. ^ "Elevazione della Prelatura Territoriale di Huarí (Perú) al Rango di Diocesi e Nomina del Primo Vescovo" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
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