Archbishop of Lima
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Archdiocese of Lima Archidioecesis Limanus |
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Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
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| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 639 km2 (247 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 3,582,000 3,224,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 113 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 May 1541 (476 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero (Auxiliary) |
| Website | |
| www.arzobispadodelima.org | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima (Latin: Archidioecesis Limanus) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul III on 12 February 1546. One of its archbishops was the saint Torribio Mogrovejo.
The suffragan dioceses are: Callao, Carabayllo, Chosica, Huacho, Ica and Lurin. Since 1999 the Archbishop of Lima is Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne. The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the headquarters of the archdiocese.
Erected: 14 May 1541
Elevated: 12 February 1546
Coordinates: 12°02′48″S 77°01′47″W / 12.0466°S 77.0298°W
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