Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima

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Archdiocese of Lima

Archidioecesis Limana
Cathedral of Lima (7521858506).jpg
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
Location
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Ecclesiastical province Lima
Statistics
Area639 km2 (247 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
3,582,000
3,224,000 (90%)
Parishes113
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established14 May 1541 (482 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Basílica San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
Auxiliary BishopsRicardo Augusto Rodríguez Álvarez, Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares, Juan José Salaverry Villarreal, Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón
Bishops emeritus Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
Adriano Tomasi Travaglia
Map
Arquidiocesis de Lima.svg
Website
www.arzobispadodelima.org
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima Palacio Arzobispal, Lima, Peru, 2015-07-28, DD 62.JPG
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima (Latin : Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul III on 12 February 1546. One of its archbishops was the saint Torribio Mogrovejo. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The suffragan dioceses are: Callao, Carabayllo, Chosica, Huacho, Ica, Lurín, and (Territorial Prelature) Yauyos. From 1999 to 2019 the Archbishop of Lima was Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, made Cardinal in 2001. The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the headquarters of the archdiocese.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Lima

Erected: 14 May 1541

Archdiocese of Lima

Elevated: 12 February 1546

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

°Antonio Vigo, OdeM (1664–1666), did not take effect

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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References

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