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Suffragan diocese Callao, Peru

Diocese of Callao

Callaën(sis)

The Diocese of Callao is a Latin Church diocese covering the port city of Callao in Peru, erected on 29 April 1967 from the Archdiocese of Lima. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima and led by Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Joseph's Cathedral, Callao, in Callao, Peru.

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Established
1967
Catholics
1,296,670
Priests
119
Territory
165 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco
Born
16 November 1966
Birthplace
Gorgor
Institute
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The cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Callao stands in Callao, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The port city of Callao in Peru is the seat of this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Callaën(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Lima.

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