Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Chachapoyas
Latin:	Dioecesis Chachapoyasensis
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	21,659
Population:	343,000
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	311,000
Catholics Percent:	90.7
Map:	Diócesis de Chachapoyas.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas (Latin: Chachapoyasen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chachapoyas in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.

History

28 May 1803: Established as Diocese of Maynas from the Diocese of Cuenca in Ecuador, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and Diocese of Trujillo
2 June 1843: Renamed as Diocese of Chachapoyas

Bishops of Chachapoyas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Humberto Tapia Díaz (2022.03.09 – ...)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (2002.03.27 – 2022.03.09)
- Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. (1995.08.17 – 2000.05.18)
- Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1991.05.18 – 1995.03.18), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (1977.07.09 – 1991.05.18)
- Bishop Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. (1970.09.07 – 1976.12.29), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
- Bishop José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1958.08.28 – 1968.11.30)
- Bishop Ottavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. (1921.11.21 – 1958.03.01)
- Bishop Emilio Francisco Lisson Chaves, C.M. (1909.03.16 – 1918.02.25), appointed Archbishop of Lima
- Bishop José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. (1904.06.04 – 1909)
- Bishop Francesco Solano del Rísco, O.F.M. (1865.03.27 – 1905)
- Bishop Pedro Ruiz (1853–1863)
Bishops of Maynas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop José María Amaga (1838–1849)
- Bishop Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas, O.F.M. (1805.06.26 – 1824.09.28), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Cartagena (en España)

Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. (1953-1958), appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)