Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

The Diocese of Cajamarca (Latin: Caiamarcen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.

Diocese of Cajamarca Dioecesis Caiamarcensis
Cathedral of St. Catherine
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Trujillo
Statistics
Area	15,333 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 844,000 804,000 (95.3%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Isaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori SJ
Map

History

• April 5, 1908: Established as Diocese of Cajamarca from the Diocese of Chachapoyas and Diocese of Trujillo

Leadership

• Bishops of Cajamarca, in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Isaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A. (2021.10.23 – present)
  • Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (2004.10.12 – 2021.10.23)
  • Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1995.03.18 – 2004.02.04), appointed Bishop of Chimbote
  • Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (1990.07.12 – 2000.07.12)
  • Bishop José Antonio Dammert Bellido (1962.03.19 – 1992.12.01)
  • Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza (1960.01.28 – 1961.07.08)
  • Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (1947.09.05 – 1960.01.28), appointed Bishop of Huacho
  • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1940.12.15 – 1947.06.27), appointed Bishop of Huánuco
  • Bishop Giovanni Giuseppe Guillén y Salazar, C.M. (1933.12.21 – 1937.09.16)
  • Bishop Antonio Rafael Villanueva, O.F.M. (1928 – 1933.08.02)
  • Bishop Francesco di Paolo Grozo (1910.03.21 – 1928)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy