Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín
Diocese of Lurín Dioecesis Lurinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
Statistics | |
Area | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,271,000 2,313,000 (85.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral San Pedro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos García Camader |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín (Latin: Lurinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the Lurín District in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.
History
[edit]- 14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Lurín from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima[citation needed]
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. (14 December 1996 – 17 June 2006)
- Carlos García Camader (since 17 June 2006)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (2003-2006?), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2011
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral, appointed Bishop of Chulucanas in 2020
See also
[edit]Sources
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