Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

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Diocese of Cajamarca

Dioecesis Caiamarcensis
Catedral de Cajamarca.jpg
Cathedral of St. Catherine
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical province Trujillo
Statistics
Area15,333 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
844,000
804,000 (95.3%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCatedral Santa Catalina
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Isaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.
Map
Diocesis de Cajamarca.svg

The Diocese of Cajamarca (Latin : Caiamarcen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.

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Coordinates: 7°09′24″S78°31′06″W / 7.1567°S 78.5183°W / -7.1567; -78.5183



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