Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote
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| Diocese of Chimbote Dioecesis Cimbotiensis |
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| 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 | |
| Bishop | Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno |
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.
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[edit] History
- November 26, 1962: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chimbote
- April 6, 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Chimbote
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Chimbote (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004.02.04 – present)
- Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983.04.06 – 2004.02.04)
- Prelates of Chimbote (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1978.06.02 – 1983.04.06)
- Bishop James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. (1965.03.08 – 1978.06.02)
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