List of Catholic dioceses in Peru explained

The Catholic Church in Peru comprises seven ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 19 dioceses and seven archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. There are also 10 territorial prelatures, 8 apostolic vicariates and one Military Ordinariate in Peru.

List of Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa

• Archdiocese of Arequipa
  • Diocese of Puno
  • Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
  • Prelature of Ayaviri
  • Prelature of Chuquibamba
  • Prelature of Juli

Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho

• Archdiocese of Ayacucho
  • Diocese of Huancavélica
  • Prelature of Caravelí

Ecclesiastical province of Cuzco

• Archdiocese of Cuzco
  • Diocese of Abancay
  • Prelature of Chuquibambilla
  • Diocese of Sicuani

Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo

• Archdiocese of Huancayo
  • Diocese of Huánuco
  • Diocese of Tarma

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical province of Piura

• Archdiocese of Piura
  • Diocese of Chachapoyas
  • Diocese of Chiclayo
  • Diocese of Chulucanas
  • Prelature of Chota

Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo

• Archdiocese of Trujillo
  • Diocese of Cajamarca
  • Diocese of Chimbote
  • Diocese of Huaraz
  • Diocese of Huarí
  • Prelature of Huamachuco
  • Prelature of Moyobamba

Vicariates

• Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos
• Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
• Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa
• Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado
• Vicariate Apostolic of Requena
• Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas
• Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón
• Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

Military Ordinariate

• Military Ordinariate of Peru

Defunct Circumscription

• Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.
• GCatholic.org.