Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
| Archdiocese of Lima Archidioecesis Limanus | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 639 km2 (247 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 3,169,175 2,852,257 (90%) |
| Parishes | 113 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 May 1541 (474 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero (Auxiliary) |
| Website | |
| www.arzobispadodelima.org | |
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima (Latin: Archidioecesis Limanus) is part of the Roman 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]
The suffragan dioceses are: Callao, Carabayllo, Chosica, Huacho, Ica and Lurin. Since 1999 the Archbishop of Lima is Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne. The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the headquarters of the archdiocese.
Ordinaries
Diocese of Lima
Erected: 14 May 1541
- Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. † (13 May 1541 - 25 Oct 1575) Died
Archdiocese of Lima
Elevated: 12 February 1546
- Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. (27 Mar 1577 - 13 Jun 1578) Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz[3]
- St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo (16 May 1579 - 23 May 1606) Died[4]
- Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero (19 Nov 1607 - 12 Jan 1622) Died[5]
- Gonzalo del Campo (López de Ocampo) (2 Oct 1623 - 15 Oct 1627) Died[6]
- Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (1630 – 27 Jan 1638) Died[7]
- Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (16 Jul 1640 – 12 May 1671) Died[8]
- Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (6 May 1674 – 2 Mar 1676) Died[9]
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (14 Jun 1677 – 28 Jun 1708) Died[10]
- Antonio de Zuloaga (21 May 1714 – 21 Jan 1722) Died
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (12 May 1723 – 12 Mar 1730) Died
- Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. (1732 – 28 Apr 1739) Died
- José Antonio Gutiérrez y Ceballos (11 Nov 1740 – 16 Jan 1745) Died
- Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (14 Jun 1746 – 18 Dec 1746) Died
- Pedro Antonio de Barroeta Angel (18 Sep 1748 – 19 Dec 1757) Appointed, Archbishop of Granada
- Diego del Corro (13 Mar 1758 – 28 Jan 1761) Died
- Diego Antonio de Parada (25 Jan 1762 – 23 Apr 1779) Died
- Juan Domingo González de la Reguera (18 Sep 1780 – 8 Mar 1805) Died
- Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro (31 Mar 1806 – 6 Sep 1823) Died
- Jorge Benavente Macoaga (23 Jun 1834 – 10 Mar 1839) Died
- Francisco de Sales Arrieta Ortiz (13 Jul 1840 – 4 May 1843) Died
- Francisco Javier Luna-Pizarro y Pacheco de Chávez (24 Apr 1845 – 4 Feb 1855) Died
- José Manuel Pasquel Losada (28 Sep 1855 – 15 Oct 1857) Died
- José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda (26 Sep 1859 – 19 Feb 1872) Died
- Manuel Teodoro del Valle Seoane (29 Aug 1872 – 19 Nov 1872) Resigned
- Francisco de Asis Orueta y Castrillón (21 Mar 1873 – ?) Died
- Manuel Antonio Bandini Mazuelos (1889–1898) Died
- Manuel Tovar y Chamorro (22 Aug 1898 – 25 May 1907) Died
- Pedro Manuel García Naranjó (19 Dec 1907 – 10 Sep 1917) Died
- Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. (25 Feb 1918 – 3 Mar 1931) Resigned
- Pedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los Godos (18 Sep 1933 – 17 Sep 1945) Died
- Cardinal Juan Guevara (16 Dec 1945 – 27 Nov 1954) Died
- Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M. (2 May 1955 – 30 Dec 1989) Retired
- Cardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. (30 Dec 1989 – 9 Jan 1999) Retired
- Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (9 Jan 1999 – ) Retired
Auxiliary bishops
- Francisco Cisneros y Mendoza (1702-1724)[11]
References
- ↑
"Archdiocese of Lima". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. - ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima" retrieved November 16, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Diego Gómez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T." retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo" retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero" retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Gonzalo del Campo (López de Ocampo)" retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte" retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco" retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T." retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros" retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco Cisneros y Mendoza" retrieved January 10, 2016
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Coordinates: 12°02′48″S 77°01′47″W / 12.0466°S 77.0298°W
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