Diocese of Chimbote
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Diocese of Chimbote
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Trujillo |
| Diocesan bishop | Angel Francisco Simón Piorno |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi SJ |
| Vicar General | Javier Galler OSI |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 23,500 km² |
| Parishes | 48 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 681,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 598,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 87.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,645 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 18 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Pedro |
| address | Apartado n. 59 Jr. Ladislao Espinar 456 Chimbote, Peru |
| Website | www.obispadodechimbote.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote ( lat. : Dioecesis Cimbotiensis ) is in the north of Peru located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chimbote .
The diocese of Chimbote extends in the department of Ancash and includes the provinces of Santa , Casma and Huarmey as well as parts of the provinces of Huaraz (districts Pariacoto , Cochabamba and Pampas Grande ), Huaylas (district Pamparomás ) and Yungay (district Quillo ).
history
The Diocese of Chimbote was on November 26, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesiae propositum as territorial prelature Chimbote . On April 6, 1983, the territorial prelature Chimbote was raised to the diocese by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Pastoralis cura . The diocese of Chimbote is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Trujillo as a suffragan .
Bishops
Prelates of Chimbote
- James Edward Charles Burke OP , March 8, 1965–2. June 1978
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi SJ , June 2, 1978–6. April 1983
Bishops of Chimbote
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi SJ, April 6, 1983-4. February 2004
- Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno , since February 4, 2004
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Chimbote (Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Chimbote on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.