Area 26,306 km² Bishop Javier Del Río Alba | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)952,000857,000 (90.0%) Cathedral Catedral Basílica Santa María |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Arequipa in Peru. It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of King Phillip II of Spain.
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History
Diocese of Arequipa
Erected: 15 April 1577
Latin Name: Arequipensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
Archdiocese of Arequipa
Elevated: 23 May 1943
Suffragan dioceses
References
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