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Diocese of Arequipa
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The Archdiocese of Arequipa is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in southern Peru, erected in 1577 and elevated to an archdiocese on 23 May 1943. It serves as the metropolitan see for suffragan dioceses including Puno, Tacna y Moquegua, and the prelatures of Ayaviri, Chuquibamba, Juli, and Huancane, led by Archbishop Javier Augusto del Rio Alba.
- Archbishop
- Javier Del Río Alba
- Latin name
- Arequipen(sis)
- Erected
- 15 April 1577
- Cathedral
- Catedral Basilica de Santa Maria (Arequipa Cathedral)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Assumption (Santa Maria)
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Arequipa
- Catholics
- 1,203,688
- Chancery
- Arzobispado, Calle San Francisco 118, Arequipa, Perú
- Telephone
- Tel. [54]21.47.78; fax 24.27.21
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Tacna y Moquegua 110 km
- Juli 214 km
- Puno 226 km
- Santiago Apóstol de Huancané 232 km
- Diocese of Sicuani 240 km
- Diocese of San Marcos de Arica CL 265 km
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Obrero · Arequipa <1 km
- Espíritu Santo · Arequipa <1 km
- Inmaculado Corazón de María · Arequipa <1 km
- Madre de Misericordia · Arequipa <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Arequipa <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Merced · Arequipa <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000722 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08