Diocese of Cajamarca
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Diocese of Cajamarca
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trujillo |
| Diocesan bishop | José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro OAR |
| founding | 1908 |
| surface | 15,333 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,499,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,430,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 74 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,654 |
| Friars | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 135 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa Catalina |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca ( lat. : Dioecesis Caiamarcensis ) is in the north of Peru located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cajamarca .
history
The diocese of Cajamarca was established on April 5, 1908 from cessions of territory by the dioceses of Trujillo and Chachapoyas . The diocese gave several times in its history parts of its territory to establish new dioceses. The diocese of Cajamarca is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Trujillo as a suffragan .
Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro OAR has been taking a sabbatical year in his Spanish homeland since June 2019 . Pope Francis appointed Bishop Fortunato Pablo Urcey OAR of Chota as Apostolic Administrator sede plena . On July 21, 2019, Bishop Fortunato Pablo Urcey was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cajamarca by Nuncio Nicolas Girasoli .
Bishops of Cajamarca
- Francesco di Paolo Grozo , March 21, 1910–1928
- Antonio Rafael Villanueva, OFM , November 5, 1928-2. August 1933
- Giovanni Giuseppe Guillén y Salazar CM , December 21, 1933-16. September 1937
- Teodosio Moreno Quintana , December 15, 1940-27. June 1947, then Bishop of Huánuco
- Pablo Ramírez Taboado SS.CC. , September 5, 1947-28. January 1960, then Bishop of Huacho
- Nemesio Rivera Meza , Jan. 28, 1960-8. July 1961
- José Dammert Bellido , March 19, 1962–1. December 1992
- Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno , March 18, 1995–4. February 2004, then Bishop of Chimbote
- José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro OAR, since October 12, 2004
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mons. Fortunato Pablo, nombrado administrador apostólico de Cajamarca , accessed October 15, 2019.
- ↑ Julio Torres: El 21 de julio Mons. Fortunato Pablo asumirá como Administrador Apostólico de la Diócesis de Cajamarca. , July 14, 2019, accessed October 15, 2019.