Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín

Roman Catholic diocese in Peru

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín (Latin: Lurinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the Lurín District in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• 14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Lurín from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima^{[citation needed]}

Bishops

Ordinaries

• José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. (14 December 1996 – 17 June 2006)
• Carlos García Camader (since 17 June 2006)

Auxiliary bishop

• Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (2003-2006?), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2011

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral, appointed Bishop of Chulucanas in 2020

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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