Roman Catholic Diocese of Chulucanas

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

Diocese of Chulucanas

Dioecesis Chulucanensis
Location
Country Peru
MetropolitanPiura
Statistics
Area12,498 km2 (4,826 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
485,000
435,000 (89.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral la Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral, elect
Bishops emeritusDaniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.

History
  • 4 March 1964: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas
  • 12 December 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Chulucanas

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Prelate of Chulucanas (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Chulucanas (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. (1988.12.12 – 2000.10.28); see immed. above
    • Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (2000.10.28 – 2020.04.02)
    • Bishop Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral (2020.04.02 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo in 2008; did not take effect
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources



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