The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chulucanas ( la, Chulucanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of

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in the Ecclesiastical province of

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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, O.S.A. (1964.03.04 – 1988.12.12); ''see below'' * Bishops of Chulucanas (Roman rite) **Bishop Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. (1988.12.12 – 2000.10.28); ''see above'' **Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (2000.10.28 – 2020.04.02) **Bishop Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral (2020.04.02 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

* Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (1996-2000)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo in 2008; did not take effect

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