Suffragan diocese Chosica, Peru

Diocese of Chosica

Chosican(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Chosica is a Latin Church diocese in the eastern part of Lima, Peru, erected in 1996 from the Archdiocese of Lima. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima and led by Bishop Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C., who took office in early 2024.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral de Huaycan, in Chosica, Peru.

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Established: 1996
Catholics: 1,500,000
Priests: 124
Territory: 506 km²

Parishes and churches

31 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

Bishop: Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael
Born: 14 January 1968
Birthplace: Casma
Institute: CONGREGAZIONE DI SANTA CROCE

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The cathedral

Catedral de Huaycan stands in Chosica, 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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 14 December 1996
Latin: Chosican(us)
Patron: San Martín de Porres
Annuario code: 001001148

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,500,000
Population: 1,760,005
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 85.2%
Priests: 124
Catholics per priest: 12,097
Extent: 506 km²
Catholics per km²: 2,964

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Obispado, Calle Fray Martín s/n, Lotización 12 y 13, Urb. Residencial "El Descanso", Huaycán - Ate. Vitarte, Lima 03, Perú
Telephone: [1]35.94.074
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Lima

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lima.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of LimaLima21 km
Diocese of LurínLurín22 km
Diocese of CarabaylloCarabayllo27 km
Diocese of CallaoCallao30 km
Territorial Prelature of YauyosYauyos122 km
Diocese of HuachoHuacho130 km
Diocese of TarmaTarma150 km
Archdiocese of HuancayoHuancayo177 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].