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Archdiocese of Cusco

Archidioecesis Cuschensis
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area23,807 km2 (9,192 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,594,000
1,538,000 (90.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRichard Daniel Alarcon Urrutia
Bishops emeritusJuan Antonio Ugarte Pérez
Website
www.arzobispadodelcusco.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco (Latin: Cuschen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese with see in the city and old Inca imperial capital of Cusco, in Peru.[1][2]

Plaza De Armas (main square). The Cathedral lies on the left and the Jesuit church ("Compañía de Jesus") is on the right.

Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin. It also has a Marian Minor basilica: Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes.

History

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following suffragan sees, all in Peru :

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Cusco
Metropolitan Archbishops of Cusco

Other affiliated bishops

Auxiliary bishops

^José Calixto Orihuela Valderrama, O.E.S.A. (1819-1821), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Cuzco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P." retrieved January 22, 2015 [self-published source]
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan Solano, O.P." retrieved January 21, 2016 [self-published source]
  5. ^ "Bishop Francisco Ramírez" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Mateo Pinello" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Sebastián Lartaún" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  8. ^ "Bishop Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  10. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A." retrieved December 4, 2015 [self-published source]
  11. ^ "Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 [self-published source]

Sources and external links