Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
in Peru
Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Peru | |
Date | Change |
| 1536.09.05 | Diocese of Cusco was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla and became suffragan of Sevilla) |
| 1541.05.14 | Diocese of Lima was established (from Diocese of Cusco and became suffragan of Sevilla) |
| 1546.02.12 | Diocese of Lima was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima (with suffragan sees Cusco, Panamá and Quito) |
| 1577.04.15 | Diocese of Arequipa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1577.04.15 | Diocese of Trujillo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1609.07.20 | Diocese of Huamanga was established (from Diocese of Cusco and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1803.05.28 | Diocese of Maynas was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima, Diocese of Cuenca, Diocese of Huamanga, Diocese of Popayán, Diocese of Quito and Diocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1825 | Diocese of Huamanga was renamed as Diocese of Ayacucho |
| 1843.06.02 | Diocese of Maynas was renamed as Diocese of Chachapoyas |
| 1861.10.07 | Diocese of Puno was established (from Diocese of Cusco and Diocese of La Paz and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1865.03.17 | Diocese of Huánuco was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1899.05.15 | Diocese of Huaraz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1900.01.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Domingo de Urubamba was established (from Diocese of Cusco) |
| 1900.02.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas was established (from Diocese of Chachapoyas) |
| 1900.02.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of Ucayali was established (from Diocese of Ayacucho and Diocese of Huánuco) |
| 1908.04.05 | Diocese of Cajamarca was established (from Diocese of Chachapoyas and Diocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1912 | Diocese of Cajamarca exchanged territory with Diocese of Trujillo |
| 1912 | Diocese of Trujillo exchanged territory with Diocese of Cajamarca |
| 1913.07.04 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Domingo de Urubamba was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Urubamba y Madre de Dios |
| 1921.02.22 | Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas |
| 1921.02.27 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas) |
| 1925.07.14 | Apostolic Prefecture of Ucayali was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali |
| 1929.12.20 | Diocese of Arequipa lost territory to Diocese of Iquique |
| 1936.06.03 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón |
| 1940.02.29 | Diocese of Piura was established (from Diocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1943.05.15 | Military Vicariate of Peru was established |
| 1943.05.23 | Diocese of Arequipa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa (with suffragan see Puno) |
| 1943.05.23 | Diocese of Cusco was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco (with suffragan see Ayacucho) |
| 1943.05.23 | Diocese of Trujillo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (with suffragan sees Cajamarca, Chachapoyas and Piura) |
| 1944.12.18 | Diocese of Huancavélica was established (from Diocese of Ayacucho and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1944.12.18 | Diocese of Huancayo was established (from Diocese of Huánuco and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1944.12.18 | Diocese of Tacna was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 1945.07.13 | Apostolic Prefecture of San José de Amazonas was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas) |
| 1945.08.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos |
| 1946.01.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier was established (from Diocese of Cajamarca, Diocese of Chachapoyas and Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón) |
| 1946.08.10 | Diocese of Ica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1948.03.07 | Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba was established (from Diocese of Chachapoyas and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1949.03.10 | Apostolic Vicariate of Urubamba y Madre de Dios was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado |
| 1953 | Diocese of Cajamarca lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier |
| 1955.07.03 | Apostolic Prefecture of San José de Amazonas was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas |
| 1956.03.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali) |
| 1956.03.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Requena was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali) |
| 1956.03.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa and Apostolic Vicariate of Requena) |
| 1956.12.17 | Diocese of Chiclayo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo and Diocese of Cajamarca and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1957.04.12 | Territorial Prelature of Yauyos was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1957.08.03 | Territorial Prelature of Juli was established (from Diocese of Puno and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 1957.11.21 | Territorial Prelature of Caravelí was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa and Diocese of Ayacucho and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 1958.04.28 | Diocese of Abancay was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco and Diocese of Ayacucho and became suffragan of Cusco) |
| 1958.05.15 | Diocese of Huacho was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1958.05.15 | Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established (from Diocese of Huánuco and Diocese of Huaraz and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1958.05.15 | Territorial Prelature of Tarma was established (from Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1958.07.30 | Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established (from Diocese of Puno and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 1959.01.10 | Territorial Prelature of Sicuani was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco and became suffragan of Cusco) |
| 1960.11.10 | Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas |
| 1961.12.04 | Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1962.03.24 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima lost territory to Territorial Prelature of Yauyos |
| 1962.06.05 | Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba was established (from Territorial Prelature of Caravelí and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 1962.11.26 | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote was established (from Diocese of Huaraz and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1963.04.07 | Territorial Prelature of Chota was established (from Diocese of Chiclayo and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1964.03.04 | Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas was established (from Diocese of Piura and became suffragan of Trujillo) |
| 1966.06.30 | Diocese of Ayacucho was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho (with suffragan sees Huancavélica and Caravelí) |
| 1966.06.30 | Diocese of Huancayo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo (with suffragan sees Huánuco and Tarma) |
| 1966.06.30 | Diocese of Piura was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura (with suffragan sees Chachapoyas, Chiclayo, Chota and Chulucanas) |
| 1967.04.29 | Diocese of Callao was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1968.04.26 | Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla was established (from Diocese of Abancay and became suffragan of Cusco) |
| 1970.03.10 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima lost territory to Diocese of Callao |
| 1971.04.24 | Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Francisco Javier |
| 1980.11.22 | Apostolic Vicariate of San Francisco Javier was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Perú |
| 1983.04.06 | Territorial Prelature of Chimbote was promoted as Diocese of Chimbote (gained territory from Diocese of Huaraz) |
| 1983.04.06 | Diocese of Huaraz lost territory to Diocese of Chimbote |
| 1985.12.21 | Territorial Prelature of Tarma was promoted as Diocese of Tarma |
| 1986.07.21 | Military Vicariate of Peru was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Obispado Castrense del Perú |
| 1988.12.12 | Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas was promoted as Diocese of Chulucanas |
| 1992.07.11 | Diocese of Tacna was renamed as Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua |
| 1996.12.14 | Diocese of Carabayllo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1996.12.14 | Diocese of Chosica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 1996.12.14 | Diocese of Lurín was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) |
| 2001.07.06 | Territorial Prelature of Yauyos lost territory to Diocese of Chosica |
| 2007.04.26 | Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba lost territory to Diocese of Huánuco |
| 2008.04.02 | Territorial Prelature of Huarí was promoted as Diocese of Huarí |
| 2019.04.03 | Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané was established (from Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri and Territorial Prelature of Juli and became suffragan of Arequipa) |
| 2020.09.29 | Territorial Prelature of Sicuani was promoted as Diocese of Sicuani |
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