Diocese of Chosica
| Diocese of Chosica | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lima |
| Diocesan bishop | Norbert Strotmann MSC |
| Auxiliary bishop | Arthur Colgan CSC |
| Vicar General | Pedro Pérez Nuñez |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 3,418 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,145,000 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,716,000 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 96 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,440 |
| Friars | 212 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 693 (Dec. 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| address | Apartado Postal 08-001 Lotizacion "El Descanso" Huaycan Ate. Vitarte Lot 12 y 13 Lima 03, Peru |
| Website | www.diocesischosica.org |
The diocese of Chosica ( Latin Dioecesis Chosicana , Spanish Diócesis de Chosica ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the east of the province of Lima .
history
The Diocese of Chosica was established on December 14, 1996 from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Lima and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On July 6, 2001, the territorial prelature of Yauyos gave the parishes on the upper reaches of the Río Rímac and its tributaries in the province of Huarochirí (Matucana, Ricardo Palma, Santa Eulalia and San Mateo de Huánchor) to the diocese of Chosica. First bishop was the from Riesenbeck originating Sacred Heart missionary Norbert Strotmann , who still presides over the diocese today.
Catedral de Huaycan in Ate Lima
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Chosica (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Chosica on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Footnotes
- ^ Conferencia Episcopal Peruana: Directorio Eclesiástico 2002 . CEP, Lima 2002, p. 444.