Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa

Archdiocese of Arequipa Archidioecesis Arequipensis Arquidiócese de Arequipa
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	26,306 km^2 (10,157 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 952,000 857,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba
Website
www.arzobispadoarequipa.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Arequipa in Peru.^[1][2] It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of King Phillip II of Spain.^[3]

History

• 15 April 1577: Established as Diocese of Arequipa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
• 23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa

Ordinaries

Diocese of Arequipa

Erected: 15 April 1577
Latin Name: Arequipensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima

• Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (15 Apr 1577 - 9 Jan 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Verapaz)^[4]
• Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Juárez), O.P. (16 Jan 1612 - 4 Nov 1613 Died)^[5]
• Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (16 Sep 1615 - 19 Dec 1615 Died)^[6]
• Pedro de Perea (Pérez Díaz), O.S.A. (4 Sep 1617 - 1631 Died)
• Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (2 Aug 1632 - 16 Jul 1640 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)^[7]
• Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (19 Nov 1640 - 21 Oct 1647 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
• Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (26 Dec 1647 - 27 Nov 1651 Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco)
• Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (11 Dec 1651 - 27 Jan 1659 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
• Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (17 Feb 1659 - 27 Nov 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)^[8]
• Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M. (1 Oct 1674 - 15 Feb 1676 Died)
• Antonio de León y Becerra (14 Jun 1677 - 28 Aug 1708 Died)^[9]
• Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A. (21 Mar 1711 - 23 Jan 1712 Died)^[10]
• Juan Otálora Bravo de Lagunas (19 Nov 1714 - 1722 Died)
• Juan Cavero de Toledo (11 Jun 1725 - 20 Mar 1741 Died)
• Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa (28 Jan 1743 - 22 May 1752 Died)
• Juan González Melgarejo (26 Nov 1753 - 6 Mar 1754 Died)
• Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (17 Feb 1755 - 18 Jul 1763 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
• Diego Salguero de Cabrera (18 Jul 1763 - 2 Dec 1769 Died)
• Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem. (17 Jun 1771 - 1 Feb 1780 Died)
• Miguel de Pamplona González Bassecourt, O.F.M. Cap. (10 Dec 1781 - 10 Dec 1784 Resigned)
• Pedro José Chávez de la Rosa (18 Dec 1786 - 9 May 1805 Resigned)
• Luis La Encina Díaz y Pereiro (9 Sep 1805 - 16 Jan 1816 Died)
• José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda (14 Apr 1817 - 26 Sep 1859 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lima)
• Bartolomé Manuel Herrera Vélez (26 Sep 1859 - 10 Aug 1864 Died)
• Juan de la Cruz Calienes Olazabal, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1865 - 26 Jun 1867 Died)
• José Benedicto Torres Romero (22 Jun 1868 - 8 Jan 1880 Died)
• Juan María Ambrosio Huerta Galván (20 Aug 1880 - 27 Jun 1897 Died)
• Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (24 Aug 1898 - 1906 Resigned)
• Mariano Emilio Holguin y Maldonado, O.F.M. (1 Jun 1906 - 24 Dec 1945 Died)

Archdiocese of Arequipa

Elevated: 23 May 1943

• Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (13 Jun 1946 - 26 Sep 1980 Resigned)
• Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (26 Sep 1980 - 2 Mar 1996 Retired)
• Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (2 Mar 1996 - 29 Nov 2003 Retired)
• José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (29 Nov 2003 - 21 Oct 2006 Resigned)
• Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (21 Oct 2006 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Puno
• Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
• Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri
• Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba
• Territorial Prelature of Juli

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

1. "Archdiocese of Arequipa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3.  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1907). "Diocese of Arequipa". Catholic Encyclopedia 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
4. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
5. "Archbishop Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
6. "Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
7. "Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
8. "Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
9. "Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
10. "Bishop Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

Coordinates: 16°23′S 71°32′W / 16.383°S 71.533°W