Diocese of Carabayllo

Diocese of Carabayllo

*Dioecesis Carabaillensis*
Diocese of Carabayllo; Dioecesis Carabaillensis
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Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	1,200 km2 (460 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 2,300,000; 2,000,000 (87.0%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Neri Menor Vargas [ es ]
Auxiliary Bishops	Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares
Bishops emeritus	Lino Panizza Richero [ es ]

Last updated January 18, 2026

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carabayllo (Latin : Carabaillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Carabayllo within the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Carabayllo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

Lino Panizza Richero [ es ], O.F.M. Cap. (December 14, 1996 - April 20, 2022)
Neri Menor Vargas [ es ], O.F.M. (since April 20, 2022)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Lima (2019–)

Sources

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