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Diocese of Cajamarca

Dioecesis Caiamarcensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 April 1908
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trujillo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 15,333 (5,922 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesisdecajamarca.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Jr. del Batan 109, Cajamarca, Peru
  • Telephone: (76)36.26.15

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 April 1908ErectedDiocese of Chachapoyas
Diocese of Trujillo
Diocese of Cajamarca (erected)
23 May 1943Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cajamarca (from Lima to Trujillo)
11 January 1946Territory LostDiocese of Cajamarca
Diocese of Chachapoyas
Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier (erected)
23 January 1953Territory LostDiocese of Cajamarca (Part of Jaen) Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier
17 December 1956Territory LostDiocese of Cajamarca (Part of Caiamarca (Cutervo, Chota, and Santa Cruz))
Archdiocese of Trujillo (Lambayeque (Chiclayo, Lambayeque, and Ferreñafe))
Diocese of Chiclayo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950585,356597,64497.9%28174513,007204835ap1951
1959414,359417,85999.2%3073711,198215623ap1960
1966419,837.0%309390198124ap1967
1970377,853419,83790.0%2663211,807237224ap1971
1976462,528481,72796.0%2262816,518145524ap1977
1980490,000545,00089.9%2532817,500116124ap1981
1990550,000610,00090.2%3353814,4731128727ap1991
1999711,600730,00097.5%4675313,4261211433ap2000
2000733,292750,49297.7%4595413,5791616736ap2001
2001756,678791,79895.6%4795613,5121613237ap2002
2002759,343797,42595.2%4295114,88911614237ap2003
2003761,421805,22594.6%5075713,35811215637ap2004
2004780,330815,43595.7%5065613,93411116237ap2005
2006804,000844,00095.3%5696512,3691516838ap2007
20131,238,3611,340,56592.4%7298115,2881513238ap2014
20161,430,3471,488,95196.1%7478117,6581413540ap2017
20191,517,9451,671,36890.8%6287021,6841614242ap2020
20211,568,4201,748,76089.7%65117620,6372214541ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 35, Page 273, to Page 275

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