Archdiocese of Lima
| Archdiocese of Lima | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Ricardo Augusto Rodríguez Álvarez Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Adriano Tomasi Travaglia OFM |
| surface | 639 km² |
| Parishes | 121 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,867,351 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,413,163 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 84.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 188 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 424 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,943 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 761 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,223 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista |
| Website | www.arzobispadodelima.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Territorial prelature of Yauyos |
The Archdiocese of Lima ( Latin : Archidioecesis Limana , Spanish : Arquidiócesis / Arzobispado de Lima ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru with its seat in Lima .
history
The diocese of Lima was on May 14, 1541 by Pope Paul III. built with the papal bull Illuis fulciti praesidio from cessions of territory of the diocese of Cuzco . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Seville as a suffragan .
On February 12, 1546 the diocese of Lima was by Pope Paul III. raised to the archbishopric and metropolitan seat. The Archbishop of Lima has been the primate of Peru since 1572 . Between 1946 and 2001, all archbishops of Lima were created cardinals , so that Lima was traditionally a bishopric with the dignity of cardinals.
Separation of territories
The archbishopric gave up several times in its history parts of its territory to establish new dioceses.
| date | Also releasing diocese | Founded diocese |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 1546 | Archdiocese of Quito | |
| June 27, 1561 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile |
| April 15, 1577 | Archdiocese of Arequipa | |
| April 15, 1577 | Archdiocese of Trujillo | |
| May 28, 1803 |
Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga Archdiocese of Cuenca Archdiocese of Popayán Archdiocese of Quito Archdiocese of Trujillo |
Diocese of Maynas |
| March 17, 1865 | Archdiocese of Huancayo | |
| May 15, 1899 | Diocese of Huaraz | |
| August 10, 1946 | Diocese of Ica | |
| April 12, 1957 | Territorial Prelature of Yauyo | |
| May 15, 1958 | Diocese of Huacho | |
| December 14, 1996 | Diocese of Carabayllo | |
| December 14, 1996 | Diocese of Chosica | |
| December 14, 1996 | Diocese of Lurín |
