Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Lima | |||
14 May 1541 | Erected | Diocese of Cuzco | Diocese of Lima (erected) |
8 January 1546 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lima | Diocese of Quito (erected) |
Archdiocese of Lima | |||
12 February 1546 | Elevated | Diocese of Lima | Archdiocese of Lima |
27 June 1561 | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas
Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Santiago de Chile (erected) |
15 April 1577 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Arequipa (erected)
Diocese of Trujillo (erected) |
28 May 1803 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
Diocese of Cuenca Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Popay�n Diocese of Quito Diocese of Trujillo | Diocese of Maynas (erected) |
17 March 1865 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Departments of Hu�nuco and Jun�n) | Diocese of Hu�nuco (erected) |
15 May 1899 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Huaraz (erected) |
10 August 1946 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (Chavin (in Ica))
Archdiocese of Lima (Ica (Ingenio, Lur�n, Nazca, Palpa, Pueblo Nuevo, San Jer�nimo de Ica, San Juan, Carmen, Chincha Alta, Chincha Baja, Sunampe, Humay, and Pisco)) | Diocese of Ica (erected) |
12 April 1957 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Huarochiri and Yauyos) | Territorial Prelature of Yauyos (erected) |
15 May 1958 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huaraz (Cajatambo)
Archdiocese of Lima (Canta except Santa Rosa de Quives; Parts of Cajatambo) | Diocese of Huacho (erected) |
24 March 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Province of Gemete) | Territorial Prelature of Yauyos |
10 March 1970 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Ventanilla) | Diocese of Callao |
25 July 1977 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Area between Tom�s Valle Avenue and the Rimae River) | Diocese of Callao |
14 December 1996 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima (Corpus Christi, Ni�o Jes�s, La Anunciaci�n, La Trinidad, Los Santos Inocentes, Mar�a Misionera, Sagrado Coraz�n de Jes�s, San Francisco, San Gabriel Arc�ngel, San Jos� de Nazaret, San Mart�n, Santa Catalina Labour�, Cristo de Pachacamilla, Cristo Res...) | Diocese of Lur�n (erected) |
14 December 1996 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Carabayllo (erected) |
14 December 1996 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lima | Diocese of Chosica (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Lima | ||||||||||||
1950 | 842,000 | 1,031,000 | 81.7% | 131 | 331 | 462 | 1,822 | 469 | 1,331 | 94 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 2,037,120 | 2,122,000 | 96.0% | 148 | 583 | 731 | 2,786 | 922 | 1,920 | 117 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 2,460,379 | 2,523,466 | 97.5% | 162 | 655 | 817 | 3,011 | 933 | 2,435 | 121 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 3,459,912 | 3,594,775 | 96.2% | 200 | 651 | 851 | 4,065 | 7 | 987 | 2,194 | 131 | ap1977 |
1980 | 4,306,500 | 4,500,000 | 95.7% | 189 | 645 | 834 | 5,163 | 23 | 1,023 | 2,215 | 135 | ap1981 |
1990 | 5,396,000 | 5,638,000 | 95.7% | 155 | 714 | 869 | 6,209 | 43 | 1,133 | 2,271 | 148 | ap1991 |
1999 | 2,880,720 | 3,200,800 | 90.0% | 166 | 565 | 731 | 3,940 | 13 | 1,310 | 1,280 | 112 | ap2000 |
2000 | 2,260,801 | 2,457,393 | 92.0% | 136 | 565 | 701 | 3,225 | 13 | 865 | 1,480 | 112 | ap2001 |
2001 | 2,260,801 | 2,457,393 | 92.0% | 146 | 285 | 431 | 5,245 | 5 | 856 | 1,295 | 112 | ap2002 |
2002 | 3,164,246 | 3,425,250 | 92.4% | 139 | 478 | 617 | 5,128 | 4 | 1,073 | 1,388 | 112 | ap2003 |
2003 | 2,804,166 | 3,155,740 | 88.9% | 140 | 470 | 610 | 4,596 | 4 | 1,213 | 1,443 | 113 | ap2004 |
2004 | 2,852,257 | 3,169,175 | 90.0% | 143 | 470 | 613 | 4,652 | 4 | 1,146 | 1,755 | 113 | ap2005 |
2013 | 3,224,000 | 3,582,000 | 90.0% | 174 | 417 | 591 | 5,455 | 3 | 876 | 1,275 | 119 | ap2014 |
2016 | 2,413,163 | 2,867,351 | 84.2% | 188 | 424 | 612 | 3,943 | 3 | 761 | 1,223 | 121 | ap2017 |
2019 | 2,528,616 | 3,004,534 | 84.2% | 206 | 281 | 487 | 5,192 | 2 | 512 | 1,030 | 124 | ap2020 |
2021 | 2,264,040 | 2,902,616 | 78.0% | 159 | 319 | 478 | 4,736 | 2 | 525 | 1,283 | 125 | ap2022 |
2023 | 2,318,703 | 2,972,696 | 78.0% | 165 | 347 | 512 | 4,528 | 1 | 539 | 1,203 | 125 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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