Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura

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Archdiocese of Piura Archidioecesis Piurensis
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	33,510 km2 (12,940 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,302,551 1,250,448 (96.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 February 1940 (81 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, S.C.V.
Map

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura (Latin: Piuren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Piura in Peru.

History[]

• 29 February 1940: Established as Diocese of Piura from the Diocese of Trujillo
• 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

• Archbishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V. (since 2006.07.11)
  • Archbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor (1981.09.09 – 2006.07.11)
  • Archbishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (1978.01.18 – 1980.09.26), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
  • Archbishop (1966.06.30 – 1977.08.06); see below
• Bishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1963.01.06 – 1966.06.30); see above
  • Bishop (1959.02.06 – 1963.01.06)
  • Bishop , C.M. (1953.01.02 – 1957.06.15), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1941.01.27 – 1953.01.02)

Coadjutor bishops[]

• , C.M. (1952-1953)
• (1961-1963)

Auxiliary bishops[]

• Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (1973-1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
• , S.D.B. (1975-1978), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
• (1990-2004)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo in 1997

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Diocese of Chachapoyas
• Diocese of Chiclayo
• Diocese of Chulucanas
• Territorial Prelature of Chota

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 5°12′00″S 80°38′00″W / 5.2000°S 80.6333°W / -5.2000; -80.6333

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