The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chosica ( la, Chosicana) 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

Chosica Lurigancho-Chosica is a district of Lima Province, Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate districts. It was created on January 2, 1857. Its capital is the town of Chosica. The district h ...

in 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 ...

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

* January 11, 1997: Established as Diocese of Chosica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe (born 14 August 1946 in Riesenbeck- Hörstel) is a Roman Catholic bishop. Strotmann Hoppe was born in Germany and was ordained to the priesthood in 1973. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdioce ...

, M.S.C. (since January 11, 1997)

Auxiliary bishop

Arthur Joseph Colgan Arthur Joseph Colgan C.S.C. (born November 8, 1946) is an American priest of the Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Chosica Peru. Biography Early life Colgan was born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts and gr ...

, C.S.C. (2015-)

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