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
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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.