Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Arequipa in Peru.[1][2] It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of King Phillip II of Spain.[3]

Archdiocese of Arequipa

Archidioecesis Arequipensis

Arquidiócese de Arequipa
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area26,306 km2 (10,157 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
952,000
857,000 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJavier Augusto Del Río Alba
Auxiliary BishopsRaúl Antonio Chau Quispe
Bishops emeritusJosé Paulino Ríos Reynoso
Map
Website
www.arzobispadoarequipa.org.pe

History

  • 15 April 1577: Established as Diocese of Arequipa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
  • 23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa

Ordinaries

Diocese of Arequipa

Erected: 15 April 1577
Latin Name: Arequipensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima

Archdiocese of Arequipa

Elevated: 23 May 1943

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor bishops

  • Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (1896-1898)
  • Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (2006)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1770-1771), appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
  • Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. (1866), never consecrated
  • Daniel Figueroa Villón (1945-1946), appointed Bishop of Huancayo
  • José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1968-1976)
  • Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. (1969-1980), appointed Prelate of Tarma
  • Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. (1980-1984), appointed Prelate of Chuquibamba
  • Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe (2019-)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Santiago José O’ Phelan Recabarren, appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) in 1841
  • Julián Ochoa Campos, appointed Bishop of Cuzco in 1864
  • Pedro José Chávez Ponce, appointed Bishop of Puno in 1875
  • Valentín Ampuero Núñez (priest here, 1894-1898), appointed Bishop of Puno in 1909
  • Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba, appointed Bishop of Trujillo in 1940
  • Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, appointed Prelate of Sicuani in 2013

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Arequipa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1907). "Diocese of Arequipa" . Catholic Encyclopedia. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  4. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Archbishop Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. "Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. "Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  8. "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  9. "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  10. "Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  11. "Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  12. "Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  13. "Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  14. "Bishop Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

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