Diocese of Chulucanas
| Diocese of Chulucanas | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Piura |
| Diocesan bishop | Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy OSA |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 12,498 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 475,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 404,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 85.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 35 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,345 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 32 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Sagrada Familia |
| address | Obispado Calle Cuzco 381 Chulucanas Depto. de Piura, Peru |
The Diocese of Chulucanas ( lat. : Dioecesis Chulucanensis ) is in the northwest of Peru located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chulucanas . It covers the territory of the three provinces of Ayabaca, Huancabamba and Morropón.
history
The diocese of Chulucanas was on March 4, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilis Frater as the territorial prelature of Chulucanas and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Piura as a suffragan . On December 12, 1988, the territorial prelature Chulucanas was raised to the diocese by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam praelaticia .
Bishops of Chulucanas
- Juan Conway McNabb OSA (1964-2000)
- Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy OSA (2000-2020)
- Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral (since 2020)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Conferencia Episcopal Peruana: Directorio Eclesiástico 2002 . CEP, Lima 2002, p. 487.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Venerabilis Frater , AAS 57 (1965), n.2, p. 147f.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quoniam praelaticia , AAS 81 (1989), n.7, pp. 809f.