Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao (Latin: Callaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Callao in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

Diocese of Callao Dioecesis Callaënsis
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Callao
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,573,250 1,296,670 (82.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph's Cathedral, Callao
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I
Bishops emeritus	José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel
Map

History

• 29 April 1967: Established as Diocese of Callao from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Eduardo Picher Peña (3 August 1967 – 31 May 1971), appointed Archbishop of Huancayo
• Luis Vallejos Santoni (20 September 1971 – 14 January 1975), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
• Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. (14 January 1975 – 17 August 1995), Archbishop (personal title)
• Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. (17 August 1995 – 12 December 2011)
• José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel (12 December 2011 – 15 April 2020)
• Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I (17 April 2021 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. (1989 – 1995)

Auxiliary bishop

• Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (2004 – 2006), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Arequipa
• Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. (2025 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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