Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín (Latin: Lurinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the Lurín District in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

Diocese of Lurín

Dioecesis Lurinensis
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceLima
Statistics
Area185 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
2,271,000
2,313,000 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral San Pedro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos García Camader

History

  • 14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Lurín from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

  • Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (2003-2006?), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2011

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral, appointed Bishop of Chulucanas in 2020

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources


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