Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Tacna and Moquegua
Latin:	Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis
Local:	Tacna y Moquegua
Country:	Peru
Province:	Arequipa
Area Km2:	30,539
Population:	625,000
Population As Of:	2010
Catholics:	556,000
Catholics Percent:	89
Parishes:	38
Denomination:	Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	18 December 1944 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Cocathedral:	Co-Catedral Santa Catalina
Bishop:	Marco Antonio Cortez Lara

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua (Latin: Dioecesis Tacnensis et Moqueguensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa in southern Peru, comprising the lay administrative regions Tacna Region and Moquegua region.

History

On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Tacna from the territory of the Archdiocese of Arequipa. John Paul II renamed it the Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua on 11 July 1992.^{[1] [2]}

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Carlos Alberto Arce Masías † (6 Jul 1945 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huánuco
• Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza † (17 Dec 1957 – 28 Apr 1973)
• Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † (5 Oct 1973 – 9 Sep 1981) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
• Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. † (16 Dec 1982 – 13 Feb 1991)
• José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins † (6 Jun 1991 – 1 Sep 2006)
• Marco Antonio Cortez Lara (1 Sep 2006 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

• José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (2000-2004), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Huaraz
• Marco Antonio Cortez Lara (2005-2006)

Other priest of this diocese who became a bishop

• José Germán Benavides Morriberón †, appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas in 1958

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua. Catholic Hierarchy. 2013-04-18.
2. Web site: Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua. Giga Catholic. 2013-04-18.