Archdiocese of Piura

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura (Latin: Archidioecesis Piurensis; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Piura) is an archdiocese located in the city of Piura in Peru.

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Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	33,510 km² (12,940 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,302,551 1,250,448 (96.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 February 1940 (85 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V.
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Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V. (since 2006.07.11)
- Archbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor (1981.09.09 – 2006.07.11)
- Archbishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (1978.01.18 – 1980.09.26), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
- Archbishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1966.06.30 – 1977.08.06); see below
Bishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1963.01.06 – 1966.06.30); see above
- Bishop Carlos Alberto Arce Masías (1959.02.06 – 1963.01.06)
- Bishop Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1953.01.02 – 1957.06.15), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
- Bishop Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido, S.D.B. (1941.01.27 – 1953.01.02)

Coadjutor bishops

Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1952-1953)
Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1961-1963)

Auxiliary bishops

Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (1973-1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (1975-1978), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
Augusto Beuzeville Ferro (1990-2004)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Jesús Moliné Labarte, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo in 1997

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Archdiocese of Piura

History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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