Roman Catholic Diocese of Carabayllo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carabayllo ( la, Carabaillen(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 Carabayllo within 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 ...
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

*14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Carabayllo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima


Bishops


Ordinaries

* , O.F.M. Cap. (December 14, 1996 - April 20, 2022) * , O.F.M. (since April 20, 2022)


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

*
Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Arà ...
, auxiliary bishop of the
archdiocese of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
(2019–)


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 t ...


Sources


GCatholic.org



Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lima Christian organizations established in 1996 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Peru-RC-diocese-stub