Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca (Latin: Caiamarcen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cajamarca in the Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

Diocese of Cajamarca

Dioecesis Caiamarcensis
Cathedral of St. Catherine
Location
Country Peru
MetropolitanTrujillo
Statistics
Area15,333 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
844,000
804,000 (95.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R.
Map

History
  • April 5, 1908: Established as Diocese of Cajamarca from the Diocese of Chachapoyas and Diocese of Trujillo

Leadership
  • Bishops of Cajamarca (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (2004.10.12 – present)
    • Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1995.03.18 – 2004.02.04), appointed Bishop of Chimbote
    • Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (1990.07.12 – 2000.07.12)
    • Bishop José Antonio Dammert Bellido (1962.03.19 – 1992.12.01)
    • Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza (1960.01.28 – 1961.07.08)
    • Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (1947.09.05 – 1960.01.28), appointed Bishop of Huacho
    • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1940.12.15 – 1947.06.27), appointed Bishop of Huánuco
    • Bishop Giovanni Giuseppe Guillén y Salazar, C.M. (1933.12.21 – 1937.09.16)
    • Bishop Antonio Rafael Villanueva, O.F.M. (1928 – 1933.08.02)
    • Bishop Francesco di Paolo Grozo (1910.03.21 – 1928)

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources



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