Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
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Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
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| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Arequipa |
| Diocesan bishop | Marco Antonio Cortez Lara |
| Vicar General | Pedro Juan Tito Calizaya |
| founding | 1944 |
| surface | 31,810 km² |
| Parishes | 41 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 667,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 592,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 88.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,571 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 18 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 109 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Co-cathedral | Santa Catalina |
| address | Obispado Apartado 426 Blondell 107 Tacna, Peru |
| Website | http://diocesisdetacnaymoquegua.org |
The Bistum Tacna y Moquegua ( lat. : Et Dioecesis Tacnensis Moqueguensis ) is an in Peru preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Tacna .
history
The diocese of Tacna y Moquegua was established as the diocese of Tacna on December 18, 1944 from cessions of territory from the archdiocese of Arequipa . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Arequipa as a suffragan . On July 11, 1992, the name of the diocese of Tacna was changed to the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua .
Bishops of Tacna y Moquegua
- Carlos Alberto Arce Masías , July 6, 1945–1957, then Bishop of Piura
- Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza , December 17, 1957 - April 28, 1973
- Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor , October 5, 1973 - September 9, 1981, then Archbishop of Piura
- Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo SM , December 16, 1982 - February 13, 1991
- José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins , June 6, 1991 - September 1, 2006
- Marco Antonio Cortez Lara , since September 1, 2006
See also
Web links
- http://diocesisdetacnaymoquegua.org
- Entry for the Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua on catholic-hierarchy.org
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