Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote

Diocese of Chimbote Dioecesis Cimbotiensis
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
Bishop	Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno

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

• November 26, 1962: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chimbote
• April 6, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Chimbote

Leadership

• Bishops of Chimbote (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004.02.04 – present)
  • Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983.04.06 – 2004.02.04)
• Prelates of Chimbote (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1978.06.02 – 1983.04.06)
  • Bishop James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. (1965.03.08 – 1978.06.02)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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