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Metropolitan see Piura, Peru

Archdiocese of Piura

Piuren(sis)

The Archdiocese of Piura is a metropolitan see in northern Peru, erected as a diocese in 1940 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1966. It is led by Archbishop Luciano Maza Huamán, appointed in December 2025, and its suffragans include Chachapoyas, Chiclayo, Chulucanas, and the Prelature of Chota. Note: this see is an archdiocese, not a diocese.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel, in Piura, Peru.

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Established
1940
Catholics
1,250,000
Priests
108
Territory
33,510 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Luciano Maza Huamán
Born
4 June 1957
Birthplace
Castilla

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel stands in Piura, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the city of Piura in Peru, the Catholic Church maintains the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura, rendered in Latin as Archidioecesis Piurensis and in Spanish as Arquidiócesis de Piura.