Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote

Diocese of Chimbote Dioecesis Cimbotiensis
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Trujillo
Statistics
Area	23,500 km² (9,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 655,000 570,000 (87.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Pedro (Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Peter)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno
Website
www.obispadodechimbote.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimbote (Latin: Cimbotien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chimbote in the Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

History

On 26 November 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Territorial Prelature of Chimbote. It was promoted to the Diocese of Chimbote by Pope John Paul II on 6 April 1983.^[1]^[2]

Prelates of Chimbote
- James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. (1965.03.08 – 1978.06.02)
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1978.06.02 – 1983.04.06)
Bishops of Chimbote
- Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. (1983.04.06 – 2004.02.04)
- Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (2004.02.04 – present)

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