Roman Catholic Diocese of Chosica

Diocese of Chosica Dioecesis Chosicana
Cathedral of St. Andrew
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	506 km2 (195 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,760,005 1,509,405 (85.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Andrés de Huaycán
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, M.S.C.
Bishops emeritus	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe Arthur Joseph Colgan

The Diocese of Chosica (Latin: Chosicana) is a diocese located in the city of Chosica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• January 11, 1997: Established as Diocese of Chosica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. (since January 11, 1997 - December 27, 2023)

Jorge Izaguirre, C.S.C. (2023)

Auxiliary bishop

• Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C. (2015-2023)

See also

• Catholic Church in Peru

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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