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Diocese of Lima
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The Archdiocese of Lima is the primatial metropolitan see of Peru, erected as a diocese in 1541 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1546. It is led by Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, archbishop since 2019 and created cardinal in 2024. Note: this see is an archdiocese, not a diocese.
- Archbishop
- Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
- Latin name
- Liman(us)
- Erected
- 14 May 1541
- Cathedral
- Catedral Basílica San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista (Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Evangelization
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Lima
- Catholics
- 3,224,000
- Chancery
- Arzobispado, Jr. Chancay 282, Lima 1
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Carabayllo 6 km
- Diocese of Callao 9 km
- Lurín 14 km
- Diocese of Chosica 21 km
- Huacho 121 km
- Yauyos 139 km
Parishes near the see
- María Auxiliadora · Lima <1 km
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario · Lima <1 km
- San Francisco · Lima <1 km
- Santa Rosa de Lima · Lima <1 km
- Cristo Rey · Lima <1 km
- El Sagrario · Lima <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002002 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08