The Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Arequipa in Peru.[1][2] It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of King Philip II of Spain.[3] The current Archbishop is Javier Augusto Del Río Alba since 21 October 2006.
History
- 15 April 1577: Established as Diocese of Arequipa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
- 20 July 1609: Erected for the second time by Pope Paul V
- 23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa
Ordinaries
Diocese of Arequipa
Erected: 15 April 1577 Latin Name: Arequipensis Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
- Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (15 Apr 1577 – 9 Jan 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala)[4]
- Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Juárez), O.P. (16 Jan 1612 – 4 Nov 1613 Died),[5] Archbishop (personal title)
- Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (16 Sep 1615 – 19 Dec 1615 Died)[6]
- Pedro de Perea (Pérez Díaz), O.S.A. (4 Sep 1617 – 1631 Died)
- Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (2 Aug 1632 – 16 Jul 1640 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)[7]
- Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (19 Nov 1640 – 21 Oct 1647 Appointed, Bishop of Quito, Ecuador)[8]
- Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (26 Dec 1647 – 27 Nov 1651 Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco)[9]
- Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (11 Dec 1651 – 27 Jan 1659 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia)[10]
- Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (17 Feb 1659 – 27 Nov 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)[11]
- Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M. (1 Oct 1674 – 15 Feb 1676 Died)[12]
- Antonio de León y Becerra (14 Jun 1677 – 28 Aug 1708 Died)[13]
- Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A. (21 Mar 1711 – 23 Jan 1712 Died)[14]
- Juan Otálora Bravo de Lagunas (19 Nov 1714 – 1722 Died)
- Juan Cavero de Toledo (11 Jun 1725 – 20 Mar 1741 Died)
- Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa (28 Jan 1743 – 22 May 1752 Died)
- Juan González Melgarejo (26 Nov 1753 – 6 Mar 1754 Died)
- Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (17 Feb 1755 – 18 Jul 1763 Appointed, Bishop of Osma, Spain)
- Diego Salguero de Cabrera (18 Jul 1763 – 2 Dec 1769 Died)
- Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem. (17 Jun 1771 – 1 Feb 1780 Died)
- Miguel de Pamplona González Bassecourt, O.F.M. Cap. (10 Dec 1781 – 10 Dec 1784 Resigned)
- Pedro José Chávez de la Rosa (18 Dec 1786 – 9 May 1805 Resigned)
- Luis La Encina Díaz y Pereiro (9 Sep 1805 – 16 Jan 1816 Died)
- José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda (14 Apr 1817 – 26 Sep 1859 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Bartolomé Manuel Herrera Vélez (26 Sep 1859 – 10 Aug 1864 Died)
- Juan de la Cruz Calienes Olazabal, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1865 – 26 Jun 1867 Died)
- José Benedicto Torres Romero (22 Jun 1868 – 8 Jan 1880 Died)
- Juan María Ambrosio Huerta Galván (20 Aug 1880 – 27 Jun 1897 Died)
- Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (24 Aug 1898 – 1906 Resigned)
- Mariano Emilio Holguin y Maldonado, O.F.M. (1 Jun 1906 – 24 Dec 1945 Died)
Archdiocese of Arequipa
Elevated: 23 May 1943
- Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (13 Jun 1946 – 26 Sep 1980 Resigned)
- Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (26 Sep 1980 – 2 Mar 1996 Retired)
- Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (2 Mar 1996 – 29 Nov 2003 Retired)
- José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (29 Nov 2003 – 21 Oct 2006 Resigned)
- Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (21 Oct 2006 – )
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor bishops
- Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (1896-1898)
- Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (2006)
Auxiliary bishops
- Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1770-1771), appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
- Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. (1866), never consecrated
- Daniel Figueroa Villón (1945-1946), appointed Bishop of Huancayo
- José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1968-1976)
- Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. (1969-1980), appointed Prelate of Tarma
- Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. (1980-1984), appointed Prelate of Chuquibamba
- Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe (2019-)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Santiago José O' Phelan Recabarren, appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) in 1841
- Julián Ochoa Campos, appointed Bishop of Cuzco in 1864
- Pedro José Chávez Ponce, appointed Bishop of Puno in 1875
- Valentín Ampuero Núñez (priest here, 1894–1898), appointed Bishop of Puno in 1909
- Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba, appointed Bishop of Trujillo in 1940
- Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, appointed Prelate of Sicuani in 2013
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Puno
- Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
- Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri
- Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba
- Territorial Prelature of Juli
- Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané
References
- 1."Archdiocese of Arequipa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 2."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 3.Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1907). "Diocese of Arequipa". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- 4."Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 5."Archbishop Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 6."Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 7."Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 8."Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 9."Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 10."Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 11."Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 12."Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 13."Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 14."Bishop Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016