Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo (Latin: Truxillen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Trujillo in Peru.[1][2]

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Archdiocese of Trujillo

Archidioecesis Truxillensis
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
Location
CountryPeru
Statistics
Area15,568 km2 (6,011 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
1,645,062
1,150,354 (69.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopHéctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.
Auxiliary BishopsTimoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C.
Francisco Castro Lalupú
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According to a Zenit online news article, with no author listed and dated Tuesday, July 10, 2012, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., the current Metropolitan Archbishop, has been asked by the President of Peru, President Ollanta Humala, and the Peruvian Minister of Justice, Juan Jiménez, to mediate a mining conflict in the northern Region of Cajamarca, Peru.[3]

History

Ordinaries

Diocese of Trujillo

Erected: 15 April 1577

Archdiocese of Trujillo

Elevated: 23 May 1943

Other affiliated bishops

Auxiliary bishops

  • José Higinio Madalengoitia y Sanz de Zárate (1840-1846), appointed Bishop here
  • Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza (1952-1957), appointed Bishop of Tacna
  • Luis Baldo Riva, C.SS.R. (1969-1977), appointed Prelate of Chuquibamba
  • Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez (2008), did not take effect
  • José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. (2009-2014), appointed Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas
  • Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. (2018-)
  • Francisco Castro Lalupú (2020-)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Francisco de Paola Grozo, appointed Bishop of Cajamarca in 1910

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

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