Diocese of Ica
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Diocese of Ica
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lima |
| Diocesan bishop | Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona |
| founding | 1946 |
| surface | 21,251 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 840.115 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 828.995 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 98.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,271 |
| Friars | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | St. Jerome Cathedral, Ica |
| Website | http://obispadoica.org |
The Diocese of Ica ( Latin Dioecesis Icensis , Spanish diócesis / Tecnologico de Ica ) is a southeastern Peru situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ica .
history
The diocese of Ica was founded on August 10, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad maiora christifidelium from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Lima and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
It covers the territory of the Ica region .
Bishops of Ica
- Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo , November 24, 1946-12. July 1958
- Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón OP , February 6, 1959-5. October 1973
- Guido Breña López OP, October 5, 1973–31. October 2007
- Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona , since October 31, 2007