Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua

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Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua

Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis

Tacna y Moquegua
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Ecclesiastical province Arequipa
Statistics
Area30,539 km2 (11,791 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 625,000
  • 556,000 (89%)
Parishes38
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established18 December 1944 (80 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Co-cathedralCo-Catedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez Lara
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Co-Cathedral of St. Catherine

The Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua (Latin : Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa in southern Peru, comprising the lay administrative regions Tacna Region and Moquegua region.

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History

On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Tacna from the territory of the Archdiocese of Arequipa. John Paul II renamed it the Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua on 11 July 1992. [1] [2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became a bishop

References

  1. "Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. "Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-18.