Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote

Roman Catholic diocese in Peru

Diocese of Chimbote Dioecesis Cimbotiensis

Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Trujillo
Statistics
Area	23,500 km² (9,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 655,000 570,000 (87.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Pedro (Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Peter)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno
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Website
www.obispadodechimbote.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote (Latin: Cimbotien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chimbote in the ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

History

On 26 November 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Territorial Prelature of Chimbote. It was promoted to the Diocese of Chimbote by Pope John Paul II on 6 April 1983.^[1]^[2]

Bishops

Prelates of Chimbote

James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. (1965-1978)
Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1978-1983); see below

Bishops of Chimbote

Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983-2004); see above
Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004–Present)

See also

Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

^ "Diocese of Chimbote". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
^ "Diocese of Chimbote". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-05.

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