Archdiocese of Trujillo
Truxillen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Trujillo, Peru
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese on Peru's northern coast, erected in 1577 as the Diocese of Trujillo and elevated to metropolitan rank in 1943. Its mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary in Trujillo, and its suffragans include Cajamarca, Chimbote, Huaraz, Huari, Huamachuco and Moyobamba. Archbishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J., was appointed 11 February 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 April 1577
- Latin
- Truxillen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000001
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,150,354
- Population
- 1,645,062
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 69.9%
- Priests
- 132
- Catholics per priest
- 8,715
- Extent
- 15,568 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 74
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary (Catedral Basilica de Santa Maria), Trujillo stands in Trujillo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Trujillo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CajamarcaCajamarca
- Diocese of ChimboteChimbote
- Diocese of HuarazHuaraz
- Diocese of HuaríHuarí
- Diocese of MoyobambaMoyobamba
- Territorial Prelature of HuamachucoHuamachuco
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.