Catholic Church in Peru
Appearance
![Map of Peru](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Pe-map.png)
The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Catholics compose an estimated 72,3% of Peru's population (approximately 22,400,000 members).
Within Peru the hierarchy consists of:
Province of Arequipa
- Archdiocese of Arequipa
- Diocese of Puno
- Diocese of Tacna
- Prelature of Ayaviri
- Prelature of Chuquibamba
- Prelature of Juli
Province of Ayacucho
Province of Cusco
Province of Huancayo
Province of Lima
- Archdiocese of Lima
- Diocese of Callao
- Diocese of Carabayllo
- Diocese of Chosica
- Diocese of Huacho
- Diocese of Ica
- Diocese of Lurín
- Prelature of Yauyos
Province of Piura
- Archdiocese of Piura
- Diocese of Chiclayo
- Diocese of Chachapoyas
- Diocese of Chulucanas
- Prelature de Chota
Province of Trujillo
- Archdiocese of Trujillo
- Diocese of Cajamarca
- Diocese of Chimbote
- Diocese of Huaraz
- Diocese of Huari[1]
- Prelature of Moyobamba
- Prelature of Huamachuco
Apostolic Vicariates
- Apostolic vicariate of San José del Amazonas
- Apostolic vicariate of Iquitos
- Apostolic vicariate of Jaén in Peru or Saint Francis Xavier
- Apostolic vicariate of Puerto Maldonado
- Apostolic vicariate of Pucallpa
- Apostolic vicariate of Requena
- Apostolic vicariate of San Ramón
- Apostolic vicariate of Yurimaguas
Sources
- ^ "Elevazione della Prelatura Territoriale di Huarí (Perú) al Rango di Diocesi e Nomina del Primo Vescovo" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-02.