Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto (21 September 1920 in Cajabamba – 28 October 2010 in

Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establish ...

) was a

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of the

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. Calderón was ordained a priest on December 27, 1947 from the

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religious order of the

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. Calderón was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Ica, as well as titular bishop of Mevania, on March 13, 1969 and was ordained bishop on April 27, 1969. Calderón was appointed bishop of the

Diocese of Puno The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno ( la, Puniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puno in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru. History *7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco Leadership * B ...

on November 3, 1972, where he served until his retirement on February 14, 1998. Catholic-Hierarchy
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1920 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Roman Catholic bishops of Puno Roman Catholic bishops of Ica {{Peru-RC-bishop-stub