Diocese of Puno
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Diocese of Puno
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Arequipa |
| Diocesan bishop | Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich |
| Vicar General | Joseph Loits Meulemans |
| founding | 1861 |
| surface | 19,475 km² |
| Parishes | 49 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 713,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 627,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 87.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,540 |
| Friars | 19 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Carlos Borromeo |
| address | Apartado 93 Jr. Conde de Lemos 226 Puno, Peru |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno ( lat. : Dioecesis Puniensis ) is in the south of Peru located Roman Catholic diocese based in Puno .
history
The diocese of Puno was established on October 7, 1861 from cessions of territory by the diocese of Cuzco . In its history, the diocese gave up parts of its territory several times to establish new dioceses. The diocese of Puno is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Arequipa as a suffragan .
Bishops of Puno
- Marriano Chaco y Becerra , June 17, 1861 - 1864
- Juan María Ambrosio Huerta , November 2, 1864 - 1873, then Bishop of Arequipa
- Pedro José Chávez , July 25, 1875 - March 11, 1879
- Juan Capistrano Estévanes, OFM , 23 March 1880 - 1 October 1880
- Ismaele Puirredon , February 14, 1889 - August 28, 1907
- Valentino Ampuero CM , March 16, 1909-1919
- Fedele Cosio y Medyna , January 7, 1923 - May 14, 1933
- Salvatore Herrera y Pinto OFM, December 21, 1933 - April 5, 1948, then Bishop Emeritus and Titular Bishop of Satala in Armenia
- Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón OP , June 28, 1948 - February 6, 1959, then Bishop of Ica
- Julio González Ruiz SDB , March 2, 1959 - July 1, 1972
- Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto OP, November 3, 1972 - February 14, 1998
- Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich , since March 25, 2000