Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
| Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Arequipa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,539 km2 (11,791 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 625,000 556,000 (89%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 December 1944 (70 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Catedral Santa Catalina |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Marco Antonio Cortez Lara |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins |
Co-Cathedral of St. Catherine
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna y 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.
History
On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Tacna from the territory of the Archdiocese of Arequipa. Blessed John Paul II renamed it the Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua on 11 July 1992.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Carlos Alberto Arce Masías † (6 Jul 1945 - 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huánuco
- Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza † (17 Dec 1957 - 28 Apr 1973)
- Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † (5 Oct 1973 - 9 Sep 1981) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
- Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. † (16 Dec 1982 - 13 Feb 1991)
- José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins (6 Jun 1991 - 1 Sep 2006)
- Marco Antonio Cortez Lara (1 Sep 2006 - present)
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ↑ "Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
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