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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chosica

Coordinates: 12°02′00″S 77°01′00″W / 12.0333°S 77.0167°W / -12.0333; -77.0167
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Diocese of Chosica

Dioecesis Chosicana
Cathedral of St. Andrew
Location
Country Peru
MetropolitanLima
Statistics
Area506 km2 (195 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,760,005
1,509,405 (85.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral San Andrés de Huaycán
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, M.S.C.
Bishops emeritusNorbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe
Arthur Joseph Colgan

The Diocese of Chosica (Latin: Chosicana) is a diocese located in the city of Chosica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

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  • January 11, 1997: Established as Diocese of Chosica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Jorge Izaguirre, C.S.C. (2023)

Auxiliary bishop

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See also

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12°02′00″S 77°01′00″W / 12.0333°S 77.0167°W / -12.0333; -77.0167