The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas ( la, Chachapoyasen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of Chachapoyas in the

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History

*28 May 1803: Established as Diocese of Maynas from the

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, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and Diocese of Trujillo *2 June 1843: Renamed as Diocese of Chachapoyas

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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s of Chachapoyas (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Humberto Tapia Díaz (2022.03.09 – ...) ** Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez,

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(2002.03.27 – 2022.03.09) ** Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. (1995.08.17 – 2000.05.18) ** Bishop

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(1991.05.18 – 1995.03.18), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca ** Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (1977.07.09 – 1991.05.18) ** Bishop Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. (1970.09.07 – 1976.12.29), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo ** Bishop

José Germán Benavides Morriberón José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1958.08.28 – 1968.11.30) ** Bishop Ottavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. (1921.11.21 – 1958.03.01) ** Bishop

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, C.M. (1909.03.16 – 1918.02.25), appointed Archbishop of Lima ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1904.06.04 – 1909) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1865.03.27 – 1905) ** Bishop Pedro Ruiz (1853–1863) * Bishops of Maynas (Roman rite), below ** Bishop

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(1838–1849) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1805.06.26 – 1824.09.28), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Cartagena (en España)

Auxiliary bishop

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, S.D.B. (1953-1958), appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Piura Religious organizations established in 1803 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1803 establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru {{Peru-RC-diocese-stub