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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima

Archdiocese of Lima
Archidioecesis Limanus
Lima Cathedral.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
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 (475 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 / -12.0466; -77.0298


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