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Archdiocese of Arequipa Archidioecesis Arequipensis Arquidiócese de Arequipa | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Statistics | |
Area | 26,306 km2 (10,157 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 952,000 857,000 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santa María |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Javier Augusto Del Río Alba |
Auxiliary Bishops | Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe |
Bishops emeritus | José Paulino Ríos Reynoso |
Map | |
Website | |
www.arzobispadoarequipa.org.pe |
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Erected: 15 April 1577
Latin Name: Arequipensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
Elevated: 23 May 1943
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