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Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao

Coordinates: 12°02′00″S 77°08′00″W / 12.0333°S 77.1333°W / -12.0333; -77.1333
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Diocese of Callao

Dioecesis Callaënsis
Location
Country Peru
MetropolitanLima
Statistics
Area165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1.573.250
1,296,670 (82.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I
Bishops emeritusJosé Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao (Latin: Callaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Callao in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

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Callao Cathedral

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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  • Eduardo Picher Peña (3 August 1967 – 31 May 1971), appointed Archbishop of Huancayo
  • Luis Vallejos Santoni (20 September 1971 – 14 January 1975), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
  • Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. (14 January 1975 – 17 August 1995), Archbishop (personal title)
  • Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. (17 August 1995 - 12 December 2011)
  • José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel (12 December 2011 - 15 April 2020)
  • Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I (17 April 2021 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

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Auxiliary bishop

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See also

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Sources

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12°02′00″S 77°08′00″W / 12.0333°S 77.1333°W / -12.0333; -77.1333