Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo

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Archdiocese of Trujillo

Archidioecesis Truxillensis
Cathedral of Trujillo, Peru 01.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area15,568 km2 (6,011 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,315,302
1,078,548 (82.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralCatedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishops Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C.
Francisco Castro Lalupú
Map
Arquidiocesis de Trujillo.svg

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo (Latin : Truxillen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Trujillo in Peru. [1] [2]

According to a Zenit online news article, with no author listed and dated Tuesday, July 10, 2012, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., the current Metropolitan Archbishop, has been asked by the President of Peru, President Ollanta Humala, and the Peruvian Minister of Justice, Juan Jiménez, to mediate a mining conflict in the northern Region of Cajamarca, Peru. [3]

History

Ordinaries

Diocese of Trujillo

Erected: 15 April 1577

Archdiocese of Trujillo

Elevated: 23 May 1943

Other affiliated bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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