The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chulucanas ( la, Chulucanen(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Chulucanas Chulucanas is a town in Morropón Province, Piura Region, Peru. It lies in the Piura Valley just north of the confluence of the Charanal River with the Piura River. Chulucanas is the administrative seat for both Chulucanas District and Morropó ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017. It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...

in Peru.

History

*4 March 1964: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas *12 December 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Chulucanas

Bishops

Ordinaries

*Prelate of Chulucanas (Roman rite) **Bishop

Juan Conway McNabb Juan Conway McNabb (December 11, 1925 – February 26, 2016) was an American born bishop in the Catholic Church and served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru from 1988 to 2000. Biography John Conway McNa ...

, O.S.A. (1964.03.04 – 1988.12.12); ''see below'' *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Chulucanas (Roman rite) **Bishop Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. (1988.12.12 – 2000.10.28); ''see above'' **Bishop

Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy (born January 25, 1943) is an American born bishop in the Catholic Church and has been the bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru since 2000. Biography Daniel Turley was born in Chicago, Illi ...

, O.S.A. (2000.10.28 – 2020.04.02) **Bishop

Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer *Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic *Cri ...

(2020.04.02 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

, O.S.A. (1996-2000)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez Tarcisio or Tarcísio is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Tarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti (1899–1972), Italian Roman Catholic bishop *Tarcisio Bertone (born 1934), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *Tarcisio Catanese (1967–2 ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo in 2008; did not take effect

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