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Diocese of Chiclayo

Dioecesis Chiclayensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 December 1956
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Piura
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 15,649 (6,044 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesischiclayo.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, c/Elias Aguirre 850, Chiclayo, Peru
  • Telephone: (74)233-554
  • Fax: 234-972

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 December 1956ErectedDiocese of Cajamarca (Part of Caiamarca (Cutervo, Chota, and Santa Cruz))
Archdiocese of Trujillo (Lambayeque (Chiclayo, Lambayeque, and Ferreñafe))
Diocese of Chiclayo (erected)
7 April 1963Territory LostDiocese of Chiclayo (Chota and Cutervo) Territorial Prelature of Chota (erected)
30 June 1966Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Chiclayo (from Trujillo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959360,000400,00090.0%2727546,666335433ap1960
1966350,000400,00087.5%3835734,7944010028ap1967
1970370,500390,00095.0%3844824,5185012130ap1971
1976550,119564,22797.5%4130717,748369037ap1977
1980574,000637,00090.1%4728757,653328037ap1981
1990769,000854,00090.0%6128898,6403110139ap1991
19991,000,4621,112,87989.9%64198312,0532312342ap2000
20001,019,5451,137,39189.6%68198711,71822311743ap2001
20011,032,4261,139,39290.6%68188612,0042213542ap2002
20021,048,1671,114,60994.0%72219311,2702513642ap2003
20031,063,9081,170,66090.9%78199710,9682114643ap2004
20041,083,9081,188,21991.2%79209910,9482214245ap2005
20061,115,0001,218,00091.5%822710910,2293715347ap2007
20131,132,2021,275,21588.8%912211310,0193313848ap2014
20161,175,9601,305,87290.1%931811110,5942516948ap2017
20191,076,0791,271,45784.6%96191159,3572116850ap2020
20211,121,7701,349,38783.1%902011010,1972215850ap2022

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 49, Page 388, to Page 390
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,127, and Page 1,128

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