Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas

Diocese of Chachapoyas Dioecesis Chachapoyasensis
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Piura
Statistics
Area	21,659 km² (8,363 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 343,000 311,000 (90.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chachapoyas (Latin: Chachapoyasen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chachapoyas in the Ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.

History

28 May 1803: Established as Diocese of Maynas from the Diocese of Cuenca in Ecuador, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and Diocese of Trujillo
2 June 1843: Renamed as Diocese of Chachapoyas

Bishops of Chachapoyas (Roman rite)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (2002.03.27 – Present)
- Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. (1995.08.17 – 2000.05.18)
- Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1991.05.18 – 1995.03.18)
- Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (1977.07.09 – 1991.05.18)
- Archbishop Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. (1970.09.07 – 1976.12.29)
- Bishop José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1958.08.28 – 1968.11.30)
- Bishop Ottavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. (1921.11.21 – 1958.03.01)
- Archbishop Emilio Francisco Lisson Chaves, C.M. (1909.03.16 – 1918.02.25)
- Bishop José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. (1904.06.04 – 1909)
- Bishop Francesco Solano del Rísco, O.F.M. (1865.03.27 – 1905)
- Bishop Pedro Ruiz (1853 – 1863)
Bishops of Maynas (Roman rite)
- Bishop José María Amaga (1838 – ?)
- Bishop Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas, O.F.M. (1805.06.26 – 1824.09.28)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa	Archdiocese of Arequipa Diocese of Puno Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Prelature of Ayaviri Prelature of Chuquibamba Prelature of Juli

Province of Ayacucho	Archdiocese of Ayacucho Diocese of Huancavélica Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cusco	Archdiocese of Cusco Diocese of Abancay Prelature of Chuquibambilla Prelature of Sicuani

Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura	Archdiocese of Piura Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota

Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

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