The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa ( la, Arequipensis) is an
archdiocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It was erected by
Pope Gregory XIII
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on 15 April 1577 at the request of
King Phillip II of Spain
Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal fro ...
.
History
*15 April 1577: Established as Diocese of Arequipa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
*23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa
Ordinaries
Diocese of Arequipa
''Erected: 15 April 1577''
''Latin Name: Arequipensis''
''Metropolitan:
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 ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Archbishop (personal title)
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Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565 – 19 December 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610). ''(in Latin)''
B ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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Pedro de Perea
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Archbishop 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 ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–1658), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor was ...
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Gaspar de Villarroel
Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–1665), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651). ''(in Latin)''< ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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Juan de Almoguera
Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (February 18, 1605 – March 2, 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1673–1676) and Bishop of Arequipa (1659–1673). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''
Archbishop 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 ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
* Juan Otálora Bravo de Lagunas (19 Nov 1714 – 1722 Died)
*Juan Cavero de Toledo (11 Jun 1725 – 20 Mar 1741 Died)
*Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa (28 Jan 1743 – 22 May 1752 Died)
*Juan González Melgarejo (26 Nov 1753 – 6 Mar 1754 Died)
*Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (17 Feb 1755 – 18 Jul 1763 Appointed,
Bishop of Osma
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, Spain)
*Diego Salguero de Cabrera (18 Jul 1763 – 2 Dec 1769 Died)
*Manuel de Abad e Illanar,
O. Praem.
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(17 Jun 1771 – 1 Feb 1780 Died)
*Miguel de Pamplona González Bassecourt, O.F.M. Cap. (10 Dec 1781 – 10 Dec 1784 Resigned)
*Pedro José Chávez de la Rosa (18 Dec 1786 – 9 May 1805 Resigned)
*Luis La Encina Díaz y Pereiro (9 Sep 1805 – 16 Jan 1816 Died)
*José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda (14 Apr 1817 – 26 Sep 1859 Confirmed,
Archbishop 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 ...
)
*Bartolomé Manuel Herrera Vélez (26 Sep 1859 – 10 Aug 1864 Died)
*Juan de la Cruz Calienes Olazabal, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1865 – 26 Jun 1867 Died)
*José Benedicto Torres Romero (22 Jun 1868 – 8 Jan 1880 Died)
*Juan María Ambrosio Huerta Galván (20 Aug 1880 – 27 Jun 1897 Died)
*Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (24 Aug 1898 – 1906 Resigned)
*Mariano Emilio Holguin y Maldonado, O.F.M. (1 Jun 1906 – 24 Dec 1945 Died)
Archdiocese of Arequipa
''Elevated: 23 May 1943''
*Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (13 Jun 1946 – 26 Sep 1980 Resigned)
* Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (26 Sep 1980 – 2 Mar 1996 Retired)
*
Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (12 November 1925, Arequipa, Peru – 28 September 2009, Lima, Peru) was the Peruvian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa.
He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest with Opus Dei on 4 August 1957. He se ...
(2 Mar 1996 – 29 Nov 2003 Retired)
*José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (29 Nov 2003 – 21 Oct 2006 Resigned)
*Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (21 Oct 2006 – )
Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta
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(1770-1771), appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
* Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. (1866), never consecrated
* Daniel Figueroa Villón (1945-1946), appointed Bishop of Huancayo
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José Germán Benavides Morriberón
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Pedro Alberto Bustamante López
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, appointed Prelate of Sicuani in 2013
Suffragan dioceses
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Diocese of Puno
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno ( la, Puniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puno in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.
History
*7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco
Leadership
* B ...
Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba
The Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Chuquibamba in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.
History
On 5 June 1962, t ...
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 ...