Roman Catholic Diocese of Callao

Diocese of Callao Dioecesis Callaënsis
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
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I
Bishops emeritus	José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel
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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.

History

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

Callao Cathedral

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website