Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote

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Diocese of Chimbote

Dioecesis Cimbotiensis
Location
Country Peru
Metropolitan Trujillo
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
655,000
570,000 (87.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Pedro
(Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
and St. Peter)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno
Website
www.obispadodechimbote.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote (Latin: Cimbotien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chimbote in the Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

History

On 26 November 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Territorial Prelature of Chimbote. It was promoted to the Diocese of Chimbote by Pope John Paul II on 6 April 1983.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  • Prelates of Chimbote
  • Bishops of Chimbote
    • Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983.04.06 – 2004.02.04)
    • Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004.02.04 – present)

See also

References

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