Diocese of Chachapoyas
| Diocese of Chachapoyas Dioecesis Chachapoyasensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan | Piura |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,659 km2 (8,363 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 343,000 311,000 (90.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Humberto Tapia Díaz |
| Map | |
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Diocese of Chachapoyas — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas (Latin: Chachapoyasen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chachapoyas in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.
History
- 28 May 1803: Established as Diocese of Maynas from the Diocese of Cuenca in Ecuador, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and Diocese of Trujillo
- 2 June 1843: Renamed as Diocese of Chachapoyas
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Chachapoyas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Humberto Tapia Díaz (2022.03.09 –...)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (2002.03.27 – 2022.03.09)
- Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. (1995.08.17 – 2000.05.18)
- Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1991.05.18 – 1995.03.18), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (1977.07.09 – 1991.05.18)
- Bishop Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. (1970.09.07 – 1976.12.29), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
- Bishop José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1958.08.28 – 1968.11.30)
- Bishop Ottavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. (1921.11.21 – 1958.03.01)
- Bishop Emilio Francisco Lisson Chaves, C.M. (1909.03.16 – 1918.02.25), appointed Archbishop of Lima
- Bishop José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. (1904.06.04 – 1909)
- Bishop Francesco Solano del Rísco, O.F.M. (1865.03.27 – 1905)
- Bishop Pedro Ruiz (1853–1863)
- Bishops of Maynas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop José María Arriaga (1838–1849)
- Bishop Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas, O.F.M. (1805.06.26 – 1824.09.28), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Cartagena (en España)
Auxiliary bishop
- Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. (1953-1958), appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Peru
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Piura
External links
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Diocese of Chachapoyas — Diocese of Peru created by Pius VII in 1803, under the name of Chachapoyas and Maynas; made a suffragan to Lima by Gregory XVI in 1843, under the name of Chachapoyas. It has about 96,000 souls, divided into 45 parishes. The population of the episcopal city is about 6,000; it has a fine cathedral.
J. Montes de Oca y Obregón.