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Diocese of Callao

Dioecesis Callaënsis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 April 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 147,850 (57,107 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdelcallao.org/
  • Mailing Address: Jr. Bolognesi 283, Bellavista, Callao 02, Peru
  • Telephone: (1)429-4595; 429-1918
  • Fax: 465-4040

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 April 1967ErectedArchdiocese of Cuzco (Callao, Bellavista, La Punta, and Reynoso Carmen de la Legua along with the islands of San Lorenzo, El Fronton, Cavinzas, and Redonda) Diocese of Callao (erected)
10 March 1970Territory AddedArchdiocese of Lima (Ventanilla) Diocese of Callao
25 July 1977Territory AddedArchdiocese of Lima (Area between Tomás Valle Avenue and the Rimae River) Diocese of Callao

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970285,000350,00081.4%1037476,0634710113ap1971
1976316,000321,23198.4%191916,631409815ap1977
1980299,000327,00091.4%2427515,862599518ap1981
1990511,000615,00083.1%4130717,19747012436ap1991
1999696,445757,00692.0%6517828,49399015543ap2000
2000755,642821,35292.0%6719868,786108618545ap2001
2001817,847891,38491.8%6919889,293139218546ap2002
2002817,847891,38491.8%7419938,794128718546ap2003
2003830,000900,00092.2%7821998,383125411246ap2004
2004836,035950,04088.0%7322958,800127115746ap2005
2006852,000969,00087.9%83191028,352126218847ap2007
2013944,0001,046,00090.2%84161009,440103320253ap2014
2016975,5851,081,73790.2%90241148,55796417956ap2017
20191,164,4001,412,76082.4%102221249,39074016256ap2020
20211,296,6701,573,25082.4%1001511511,27572217358ap2022

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 59, Page 1,105, to Page 1,107
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 547, and Page 548
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 595, and Page 596

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