Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca
Diocese of Cajamarca
Dioecesis Caiamarcensis
Location
Country Peru
Metropolitan Trujillo
Statistics
Area 15,333 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
844,000
804,000 (95.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R.

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.

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History

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

Leadership

  • Bishops of Cajamarca (Roman rite)
    • Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (2004.10.12 – present)
    • Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1995.03.18 – 2004.02.04)
    • 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)
    • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1940.12.15 – 1947.06.27)
    • 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

Cajamarca Cathedral

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