Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Peru

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Archdiocese of Piura Archidioecesis Piurensis

Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	33,510 km² (12,940 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,302,551 1,250,448 (96.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 February 1940 (84 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V.
Map

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura (Latin: Piuren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Piura in Peru.

History

29 February 1940: Established as Diocese of Piura from the Diocese of Trujillo
30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V. (since 2006.07.11)
- Archbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor (1981.09.09 – 2006.07.11)
- Archbishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (1978.01.18 – 1980.09.26), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
- Archbishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1966.06.30 – 1977.08.06); see below
Bishops of Piura (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1963.01.06 – 1966.06.30); see above
- Bishop Carlos Alberto Arce Masías (1959.02.06 – 1963.01.06)
- Bishop Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1953.01.02 – 1957.06.15), appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
- Bishop Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido, S.D.B. (1941.01.27 – 1953.01.02)

Coadjutor bishops

Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. (1952-1953)
Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1961-1963)

Auxiliary bishops

Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (1973-1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (1975-1978), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
Augusto Beuzeville Ferro (1990-2004)