Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura

Archdiocese of Piura

Archidioecesis Piurensis

Arquidiócesis de Piura
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area33,510 km2 (12,940 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,302,551
  • 1,250,448 (96.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 February 1940 (85 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJosé Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura (Latin: Archidioecesis Piurensis; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Piura) is an archdiocese located in the city of Piura in Peru.

History

  • 29 February 1940: Established as Diocese of Piura from the Diocese of Trujillo
  • 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura
  • 8 May 2025: Former Bishop of Chiclayo part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura, Robert Francis Prevost, was elected Pope as Pope Leo XIV

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1963.01.06 – 1966.06.30); see above
    • Bishop Carlos Alberto Arce Masías (1959.02.06 – 1963.01.06)
    • Bishop Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1953.01.02 – 1957.06.15), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
    • Bishop Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido, S.D.B. (1941.01.27 – 1953.01.02)

Coadjutor bishops

  • Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1952-1953)
  • Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1961-1963)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (1973-1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
  • Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (1975-1978), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
  • Augusto Beuzeville Ferro (1990-2004)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources


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