Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote
Roman Catholic diocese in Peru
Diocese of Chimbote Dioecesis Cimbotiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Metropolitan | Trujillo |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 655,000 570,000 (87.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Pedro (Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Peter) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote (Latin: Cimbotien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chimbote in the ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.
History
On 26 November 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Territorial Prelature of Chimbote. It was promoted to the Diocese of Chimbote by Pope John Paul II on 6 April 1983.[1][2]
Bishops
Prelates of Chimbote
- James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. (1965-1978)
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1978-1983); see below
Bishops of Chimbote
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983-2004); see above
- Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004–Present)
See also
References
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- Military Ordinariate of Peru
- Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos
- Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
- Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa
- Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado
- Vicariate Apostolic of Requena
- Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas
- Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón
- Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas
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