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Diocese of Chosica

Dioecesis Chosicana
Cathedral of St. Andrew
Location
Country  Peru
Metropolitan Lima
Statistics
Area506 km2 (195 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,760,005
1,509,405 (85.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralCatedral San Andrés de Huaycán
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, M.S.C.
Bishops emeritus Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe
Arthur Joseph Colgan

The Diocese of Chosica ( Latin: Chosicana) is a diocese located in the city of Chosica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

  • January 11, 1997: Established as Diocese of Chosica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

Jorge Izaguirre, C.S.C. (2023)

Auxiliary bishop

See also

References

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