Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru 🇵🇪 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1956.12.17: Established as Diocese of Chiclayo / Chiclayen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo and Diocese of Cajamarca and became suffragan of Trujillo)
- 1963.04.07: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Chota
- 1966.06.30: Became suffragan of Piura
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Chiclayo (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. (50) (2024.02.14 – ...)Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru)Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibambilla (Peru)Born:1974.09.21 (Tambo Grande, Peru)Ordained Priest:2008.07.26Consecrated Bishop:2020.01.04Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibambilla (Peru) (2018.04.24 – 2019.12.07)Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibambilla (Peru) (2019.12.07 – 2024.02.14)Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (2024.02.14 – ...)Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibambilla (Peru) (2024.02.14 – ...) |
 Bishop Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón (59) (Apostolic Administrator 2023.04.12 – 2024.02.14) |
 Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. (69) (later Cardinal) (2015.09.26 – 2023.01.30)Cardinal-Deacon of S. MonicaPrefect of Dicastery for BishopsPresident of Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaBishop emeritus of Chiclayo (Peru)In illo uno unum |
| Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. (69) (later Cardinal) (Apostolic Administrator 2014.11.03 – 2015.09.26) |
 Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarta (85) (1998.05.04 – 2014.11.03)Bishop emeritus of Chiclayo (Peru)Born:1939.01.29 (Puebla de Alfindén, Spain)Ordained Priest:1965.03.28Consecrated Bishop:1997.03.19Priest of Piura (Peru) (1965.03.28 – 1997.02.08)Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1997.02.08 – 1998.05.04)Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1998.05.04 – 2014.11.03) |
| Bishop Ignacio MarÃa de Orbegozo y Goicoechea, Opus Dei (1968.04.26 – 1998.05.04)Born:1922.03.25 (Spain)Ordained Priest:1951.06.01Consecrated Bishop:1964.01.25Died:1998.05.04 (†76)Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru) (1957.04.12 – 1968.04.26)Titular Bishop of Ariassus (1963.10.29 – 1968.04.26)Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1968.04.26 – 1998.05.04) |
| Bishop Daniel Figueroa Villón (1956.12.17 – 1967.01.30)Born:1902.08.16Ordained Priest:1926.05.29Consecrated Bishop:1945.05.20Died:1967.01.30 (†64)Titular Bishop of Parnassus (1945.04.12 – 1946.09.22)Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1945.04.12 – 1946.09.22)Bishop of Huancayo (Peru) (1946.09.22 – 1956.12.17)Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1967.01.30) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarta (85) (1997.02.08 – 1998.05.04)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira, Opus Dei (later Archbishop) (1961.04.30 – 1968.04.26)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 15,649 km²
Population: 1,148,130 Catholics (83.1% of 1,381,099 total)
Pastoral Centres: 50 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 107 priests (90 diocesan, 17 religious), 167 religious (19 brothers, 148 sisters), 22 seminarians