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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao ( la, Callaën(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
Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...
in the
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of
Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
in Peru.


History

*29 April 1967: Established as Diocese of Callao from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco


Bishops


Ordinaries

*Eduardo Picher Peña (3 August 1967 – 31 May 1971), appointed Archbishop of Huancayo *Luis Vallejos Santoni (20 September 1971 – 14 January 1975), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco *Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. (14 January 1975 – 17 August 1995), Archbishop (personal title) *
Miguel Irízar Campos Miguel Irízar Campos C.P. (7 May 1934 – 19 August 2018) was a Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop. Irízar Campos was born in Ormaiztegi, Spain and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicari ...
, C.P. (17 August 1995 - 12 December 2011) * José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel (12 December 2011 - 15 April 2020) *Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I (17 April 2021 - present)


Coadjutor bishop

* Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. (1989-1995)


Auxiliary bishop

* Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (2004-2006), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Arequipa


See also

*
Roman Catholicism in Peru The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference. Catholics compose an estimated 74% of Peru's population. It has produced ...


Sources


GCatholic.org



Diocese website
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