The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín (Latin: Lurinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the Lurín District in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.
Diocese of Lurín Dioecesis Lurinensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,271,000 2,313,000 (85.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral San Pedro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlos García Camader |
History edit
- 14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Lurín from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima[citation needed]
Bishops edit
Ordinaries edit
- José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. (14 December 1996 – 17 June 2006)
- Carlos García Camader (since 17 June 2006)
Auxiliary bishop edit
- Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (2003-2006?), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2011
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop edit
- Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral, appointed Bishop of Chulucanas in 2020
See also edit
Sources edit
12°16′42″S 76°52′58″W / 12.27833°S 76.88278°W
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