Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

The Diocese of Cajamarca (Latin: Caiamarcen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.

Diocese of Cajamarca

Dioecesis Caiamarcensis
Cathedral of St. Catherine
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceTrujillo
Statistics
Area15,333 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
844,000
804,000 (95.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCatedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIsaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.
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History

Leadership
  • Bishops of Cajamarca, in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Isaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A. (2021.10.23 – present)
    • Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (2004.10.12 – 2021.10.23)
    • 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

Sources

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