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[[Image:Pe-map.png|right|Map of Peru]]
[[Image:Pe-map.png|right|Map of Peru]]
The '''Catholic Church in [[Peru]]''' is part of the worldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]], the [[Roman Curia|curia]] in [[Rome]], and the Peruvian [[Episcopal Conference]].
The '''Catholic Church in [[Peru]]''' is part of the worldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]], the [[Roman Curia|curia]] in [[Rome]], and the Peruvian [[Episcopal Conference]].


Catholics compose an estimated 74% of Peru's population,<ref>Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.</ref> according to the 2017 census.<ref name=US2022>[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/peru US State Dept 2022 report]</ref> In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and over 9,000 nuns serving across 1,670 parishes;<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/peru Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref> the church also ran 136 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm.
Catholics compose an estimated 95-97% of Peru's population.<ref>NyTimes 2013.</ref> It has produced two famous saints of the "new world": [[St. Rose of Lima]] and [[St. Martin de Porres]].


Peru has produced two famous saints, [[St. Rose of Lima]] and [[St. Martin de Porres]], as well as two Blesseds, [[Ana of the Angels Monteagudo| Ana de los Ángeles]] (Ana Monteagudo Ponce de León) and [[Antonia Luzmila Rivas López]] (María Agustina).<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/saints/data/country-PE.htm G Catholic website, Saints page, retrieved 2023-08-28]</ref>

In 2023, the Cardinal of Peru was [[Pedro Barreto]].<ref>{{cite press release |access-date = 28 May 2018 | date= 28 May 2018| language = it| url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/28/0495/01091.html |publisher= Holy See Press Office | title= Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
Catholicism has been decreasing for many decades. According to the different census, in 1940, 98.5% of the Peruvian population adhered to Catholicism, decreasing to 94.6% in 1981 and to 81.3% in 2007.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Decrease'''
|-
| '''1940'''
| '''98.5%'''
| '''-'''
|-
| '''1961'''
| '''97.3%'''
|style="background: red" | '''-1.2%'''
|-
| '''1972'''
| '''96.4%'''
| style="background: red" | '''-0.9%'''
|-
| '''1981'''
| '''94.6%'''
| style="background: red" | '''-1.8%'''
|-
| '''1993'''
| '''89.0%'''
| style="background: red" | '''-5.6%'''
|-
| '''2007'''
| '''81.3%'''
| style="background: red" | '''-7.7%'''
|-
| '''2017'''
| '''76.0%'''
| style="background: red" | '''-5.3%'''
|}

==Dioceses==
The Peruvian Catholic Church is divided into [[diocese]]s and [[archdiocese]]s:
The Peruvian Catholic Church is divided into [[diocese]]s and [[archdiocese]]s:


==Province of Arequipa==
===Province of Arequipa===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Arequipa]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Arequipa]]'''
*[[Diocese of Puno]]
*[[Diocese of Puno]]
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*[[Prelature of Chuquibamba]]
*[[Prelature of Chuquibamba]]
*[[Prelature of Juli]]
*[[Prelature of Juli]]
*[[Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané]]


==Province of Ayacucho==
===Province of Ayacucho===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Ayacucho]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Ayacucho]]'''
*[[Diocese of Huancavelica]]
*[[Diocese of Huancavelica]]
*[[Prelature of Caraveli]]
*[[Prelature of Caraveli]]


==Province of Cusco==
===Province of Cusco===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Cusco]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Cusco]]'''
*[[Diocese of Abancay]]
*[[Diocese of Abancay]]
*[[Prelature of Chiquibambilla]]
*[[Prelature of Chiquibambilla]]
*[[Prelature of Sicuani]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sicuani|Diocese of Sicuani]]


==Province of Huancayo==
===Province of Huancayo===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Huancayo]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Huancayo]]'''
*[[Diocese of Huánuco]]
*[[Diocese of Huánuco]]
*[[Diocese of Tarma]]
*[[Diocese of Tarma]]


==Province of Lima==
===Province of Lima===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Lima]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Lima]]'''
*[[Diocese of Callao]]
*[[Diocese of Callao]]
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*[[Prelature of Yauyos]]
*[[Prelature of Yauyos]]


==Province of Piura==
===Province of Piura===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Piura]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Piura]]'''
*[[Diocese of Chiclayo]]
*[[Diocese of Chiclayo]]
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*[[Prelature de Chota]]
*[[Prelature de Chota]]


==Province of Trujillo==
===Province of Trujillo===
*'''[[Archdiocese of Trujillo]]'''
*'''[[Archdiocese of Trujillo]]'''
*[[Diocese of Cajamarca]]
*[[Diocese of Cajamarca]]
*[[Diocese of Chimbote]]
*[[Diocese of Chimbote]]
*[[Diocese of Huaraz]]
*[[Diocese of Huaraz]]
*[[Diocese of Huari]]
*[[Diocese of Huari]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/21914.php?index=21914&lang=en|title=Elevazione della Prelatura Territoriale di Huarí (Perú) al Rango di Diocesi e Nomina del Primo Vescovo|publisher=Holy See Press Office|date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2008-04-02|language=Italian}}</ref>
*[[Prelature of Moyobamba]]
*[[Prelature of Moyobamba]]
*[[Prelature of Huamachuco]]
*[[Prelature of Huamachuco]]


==Apostolic Vicariates==
===Apostolic Vicariates===
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Amazonas]]
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas]]
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos]]
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos]]
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru]] or Saint Francis Xavier
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru]] or Saint Francis Xavier
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*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas]]
*[[Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas]]


==Military Ordinariate==
===Military Ordinariate===
*[[Military Ordinariate of Peru]]
*[[Military Ordinariate of Peru]]

==See also==
*[[Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network]] (REPAM)
*[[Religion in Peru]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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[[Category:Catholic Church in South America|Peru]]

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The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference.

Catholics compose an estimated 74% of Peru's population,[1] according to the 2017 census.[2] In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and over 9,000 nuns serving across 1,670 parishes;[3] the church also ran 136 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm.

Peru has produced two famous saints, St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres, as well as two Blesseds, Ana de los Ángeles (Ana Monteagudo Ponce de León) and Antonia Luzmila Rivas López (María Agustina).[4]

In 2023, the Cardinal of Peru was Pedro Barreto.[5]

Demographics

Catholicism has been decreasing for many decades. According to the different census, in 1940, 98.5% of the Peruvian population adhered to Catholicism, decreasing to 94.6% in 1981 and to 81.3% in 2007.

Year Percent Decrease
1940 98.5% -
1961 97.3% -1.2%
1972 96.4% -0.9%
1981 94.6% -1.8%
1993 89.0% -5.6%
2007 81.3% -7.7%
2017 76.0% -5.3%

Dioceses

The Peruvian Catholic Church is divided into dioceses and archdioceses:

Province of Arequipa

Province of Ayacucho

Province of Cusco

Province of Huancayo

Province of Lima

Province of Piura

Province of Trujillo

Apostolic Vicariates

Military Ordinariate

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
  2. ^ US State Dept 2022 report
  3. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  4. ^ G Catholic website, Saints page, retrieved 2023-08-28
  5. ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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