Archdiocese of Trujillo Archidioecesis Truxillensis |
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,568 km2 (6,011 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,315,302 1,078,548 (82.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santa María |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo (Latin: Truxillen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Trujillo in Peru.
According to a Zenit online news article, with no author listed and dated Tuesday, July 10, 2012, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., the current Metropolitan Archbishop, has been asked by the President of Peru, President Ollanta Humala, and the Peruvian Minister of Justice, Juan Jiménez, to mediate a mining conflict in the northern Region of Cajamarca, Peru.
Erected: 15 April 1577
Elevated: 23 May 1943
Coordinates: 8°06′39″S 79°01′42″W / 8.1107°S 79.0283°W