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Metropolitan see Arequipa, Peru

Archdiocese of Arequipa

Arequipen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Arequipa is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in southern Peru, erected in 1577 and elevated to an archdiocese on 23 May 1943. It serves as the metropolitan see for suffragan dioceses including Puno, Tacna y Moquegua, and the prelatures of Ayaviri, Chuquibamba, Juli, and Huancane, led by Archbishop Javier Augusto del Rio Alba.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Basilica de Santa Maria, in Arequipa, Peru.

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Established
1577
Catholics
1,203,688
Priests
190
Territory
27,588 km²

Parishes and churches

77 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Javier Del Río Alba

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The cathedral

Catedral Basilica de Santa Maria stands in Arequipa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

At the request of King Philip II of Spain, Pope Gregory XIII erected the see of Arequipa on 15 April 1577. Today the Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church seated in the Peruvian city of Arequipa. Javier Augusto Del Río Alba has been its archbishop since 21 October 2006.