Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua is a suffragan bishopric of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa in southern Peru, comprising the lay administrative regions Tacna Region and Moquegua region.
It was established on 1944.12.18 as Diocese of Tacna as a bishopric split off from the Archdiocese of Arequipa (till 1943 a mere bishopric). On 1992.07.11 it was renamed as Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua.
