Diocese of Chiclayo
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Diocese of Chiclayo
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Piura |
| Diocesan bishop | Robert F. Prevost OSA |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jesús Moliné Labarte |
| founding | 1956 |
| surface | 15,649 km² |
| Parishes | 48 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,306,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,176,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 93 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,595 |
| Friars | 25 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 149 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa María |
| Website | www.diocesischiclayo.org |
The Diocese of Chiclayo ( lat. Dioecesis Chiclayensis ) is in the north of Peru located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chiclayo .
The Diocese of Chiclayo was on December 17, 1956 by Pope Pius XII. built from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Trujillo and the Diocese of Cajamarca . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Piura as a suffragan .
The diocese includes the territory of the Lambayeque region and the province of Santa Cruz in the Cajamarca region .
Bishops of Chiclayo
- Daniel Figueroa Villón , December 17, 1956-30. January 1967
- Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea , April 26, 1968-4. May 1998
- Jesús Moliné Labarte , May 4, 1998–3. November 2014
- Robert F. Prevost OSA , since September 26, 2015
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Footnotes
- ^ Conferencia Episcopal Peruana: Directorio Eclesiástico 2002 . CEP, Lima 2002, p. 382.