Roman Catholic Church in Peru

The Roman Catholic Church in Peru is part of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide .

history

With the Spanish conquest in 1532–1536, the Catholic Church also found its way into Peru. The diocese of Cuzco was established on September 5, 1536 as the first diocese on the South American continent. In 1541 the diocese of Lima (from 1546 archbishopric) by Pope Paul III. founded; the first bishop was the Dominican Jerónimo de Loayza OP .

The liberation theology became known in the 1970s by the Catholic Church in Peru world; the concept of the theology of liberation was coined by the Peruvian Dominican Gustavo Gutiérrez with his book "Teología de la liberación" .

Since 1986 there has been a partnership between the Archdiocese of Freiburg and the Church in Peru.

organization

According to the 2017 census, the Roman Catholic Church in Peru belongs to 76% of the population over twelve years of age.

The chairman of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference (CEP) for the 2018–2021 term is Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte OFM. The Apostolic Nuncio has been the Italian Archbishop Nicolas Girasoli since June 2017 .

Dioceses in Peru

• Archdiocese of Arequipa : Diocese of Puno , Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua , Territorial Prelature Ayaviri , Territorial Prelature Chuquibamba , Territorial Prelature July , Territorial Prelature Santiago Apóstol de Huancané
• Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga : Diocese of Huancavelica , Territorial Prelature Caravelí
• Archdiocese of Cuzco : Diocese of Abancay , Territorial Prelature Chuquibambilla , Territorial Prelature Sicuani
• Archdiocese of Huancayo : Diocese of Huánuco , Diocese of Tarma
• Archdiocese of Lima : Diocese of Callao , Diocese of Carabayllo , Diocese of Chosica , Diocese of Huacho , Diocese of Ica , Diocese of Lurín , Territorial Prelature of Yauyos
• Archdiocese of Piura : Diocese of Chachapoyas , Diocese of Chiclayo , Diocese of Chulucanas , Territorial Prelature of Chota
• Archdiocese of Trujillo : Diocese of Cajamarca , Diocese of Chimbote , Diocese of Huaraz , Diocese of Huari , Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco , Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba
• Immediate: Military Ordinary , Apostolic Vicariate Iquitos , Apostolic Vicariate Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier , Apostolic Vicariate Pucallpa , Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Maldonado , Apostolic Vicariate Requena , Apostolic Vicariate San José de Amazonas , Apostolic Vicariate San Ramón Apostolic Vicariate , Apostolic Vicariate Yurimagu

See also

• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article “Theology of Liberation” in TRE and “Liberation Theology” in RGG , 4th edition
2. ^ Partnership between the Archdiocese of Freiburg and the Catholic Church in Peru , accessed on February 23, 2018.
3. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica: 2017 Census . Religión que profesa . Retrieved October 13, 2018 (Spanish). 

Web links

• Entry on Roman Catholic Church in Peru on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Website of the Episcopal Conference in Peru (Spanish)
• Entry in ecumene.org (English)
• Julian Moreno-Lacalle:  Peru . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 11, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1911.