Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Trujillo

Peru Peru

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Trujillo / Truxillen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Cajamarca, Chimbote, Huaraz, HuarĂ­, Huamachuco, Moyobamba

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (1999.07.29 – ...):Archbishop HĂ©ctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (75)Archbishop HĂ©ctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (75)

President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Auxiliary Bishop (2020.04.04 – ...):Bishop Francisco Castro LalupĂș (50)Bishop Francisco Castro LalupĂș (50)

Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Trujillo (Roman Rite)

Archbishop HĂ©ctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (75)Archbishop HĂ©ctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (75)
(1999.07.29 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru)
President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Gratia et misericordia

Born:1948.07.05 (Chota, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1974.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:1988.08.07

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1988.06.20 – 1996.02.06)

Titular Bishop of Belesasa (1988.06.20 – 1998.03.07)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Peru (1993 – 1995)

Military Ordinary of Peru (Peru) (1996.02.06 – 1999.07.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1999.07.29 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru (2000 – 2006)

President of Episcopal Conference of Peru (2006 – 2012.01)

President of Episcopal Conference of Peru (2018.03.08 – ...)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2019.05.15 – 2023.05.17)

Archbishop Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J.
(1976.12.29 – 1999.07.29)

Born:1923.05.26 (Lima, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1970.10.07
Died:2011.10.09 († 88)

Bishop of Chachapoyas (Peru) (1970.09.07 – 1976.12.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1976.12.29 – 1999.07.29)

Archbishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R.
(1965.12.06 – 1976)

Born:1903.04.28 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:1937.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1949.02.13
Died:1980.10.06 († 77)

Bishop of HuancavĂ©lica (Peru) (1949.01.13 – 1954.02.07)

Titular Bishop of Nisyrus (1954.02.07 – 1956.12.17)

Military Vicar of Peru (Peru) (1954.02.07 – 1956.12.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cusco (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1965.12.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1965.12.06 – 1976)

Archbishop Federico PĂ©rez Silva, C.M.
(1957.06.15 – 1965.10.16)

Born:1903.02.07 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:1925.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1946.10.20
Died:1965.10.16 († 62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1946.09.20 – 1953)

Coadjutor Bishop of Carystus (1946.09.20 – 1953)

Bishop of Piura (Peru) (1953 – 1955)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1957.06.15 – 1965.10.16)

Archbishop Aurelio Macedonio Guerriero
(1946.09.20 – 1957.05.25)

Born:1882.09.12 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:1909.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:1946.10.20
Died:1963.10.19 († 81)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1946.09.20 – 1957.05.25)

Titular Archbishop of Gabula (1957.05.25 – 1963.10.19)

Archbishop Juan Gualberto Guevara (later Cardinal)
(1943.05.23 – 1945.12.16)

Dominus illuminatio mea

Born:1882.07.12 (Villa de Vitor, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1906.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1941.03.02
Created Cardinal:1946.02.18
Died:1954.11.27 (Lima, Peru † 72)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1940.12.15 – 1943.05.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1943.05.23 – 1945.12.16)

Military Vicar of Peru (Peru) (1945.01.13 – 1954.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1945.12.16 – 1954.11.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1946.02.28 – 1954.11.27)

Bishops of Trujillo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan Gualberto Guevara (later Cardinal)
(1940.12.15 – 1943.05.23)

(see above)

Bishop Carlo Garcia Irigoyen
(1910.03.21 – 1937.10.21)

Born:1857.11.06 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:1888
Consecrated Bishop:1910.06.19
Died:1937.10.21 († 79)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1910.03.21 – 1937.10.21)

Bishop Manuel Medina y Bañon
(1889.02.14 – 1907)

Born:1836.01.30 (Peru)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1889.02.14 – 1907)

Bishop José Domingo Armestar
(1874.12.21 – 1886)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1874.12.21 – 1886)

Bishop Francisco Orueta y CastrillĂłn, C.O. (later Archbishop)
(1859.09.26 – 1873.03.21)

Born:1804.10.06 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:1829.10.11
Consecrated Bishop:1855.12.23
Died:1886.08.25 († 81)

Coadjutor Bishop of Ægeé (1855.09.28 – 1859.09.26)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1859.09.26 – 1873.03.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1873.03.21 – 1886.08.25)

Bishop AgustĂ­n Guillermo CharĂșn
(1853.03.07 – 1857.02.22)

Died:1857.02.22

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1853.03.07 – 1857.02.22)

Bishop José Higinio Madalengoitia
(1846.01.19 – 1848.11.04)

Born:1774.05.12
Ordained Priest:1798.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:1841.04.12
Died:1848.11.04 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Antiphellus (1840.10.27 – 1846.01.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1840.10.27 – 1846.01.19)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1846.01.19 – 1848.11.04)

Bishop Tomås Diéguez de Florencia
(1835.07.24 – 1845.07.08)

Died:1845.07.08

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1835.07.24 – 1845.07.08)

Bishop José Carrión y Marfil
(1798.07.03 – 1824.09)

Born:1747.04.24 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1785.03.27
Died:1827.05.13 († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop of SantafĂ© en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1784.06.25 – 1786.12.18)

Coadjutor Bishop of Carystus (1784.06.25 – 1786.12.18)

Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador) (1786.12.18 – 1798.07.03)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1798.07.03 – 1824.09)

Archbishop Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P.
(1798.06 – 1798.07.03 not possessed)

Born:1728.08.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1789.06.28
Died:1804.01.20 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1788.09.15 – 1798.10.29)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1798.06 – 1798.07.03 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of SantafĂ© en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1798.10.29 – 1804.01.20)

Bishop Blas Sobrino y Minayo
(1794.09.12 – 1798.04.26)

Born:1725.01.16 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1775.08.06
Died:1798.04.26 († 73)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1775.03.13 – 1776.12.16)

Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1776.12.16 – 1788.12.15)

Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1788.12.15 – 1794.09.12)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1794.09.12 – 1798.04.26)

Bishop JosĂ© AndrĂ©s de Achurra y NĂșñez del Arco
(1788.12.15 – 1793)

Died:1793

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1788.12.15 – 1793)

Bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón (later Archbishop)
(1778.06.01 – 1788.12.15)

Born:1737.01.15 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1779.03.25
Died:1799.08.17 († 62)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1778.06.01 – 1788.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of SantafĂ© en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1788.12.15 – 1799.08.17)

Bishop Francisco Javier de Luna Victoria y Castro
(1758.03.13 – 1777.03.11)

Born:1695.12.03 (Peru)
Died:1777.03.11 († 81)

Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1751.05.17 – 1758.03.13)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1758.03.13 – 1777.03.11)

Bishop Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont (later Archbishop)
(1757.05.23 – 1758.03.13)

Born:1697
Consecrated Bishop:1750.08.02
Died:1760.08.28 († 62)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1749.01.23] 1749.04.21 – 1757.05.23)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1757.05.23 – 1758.03.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1758.03.13 – 1760.08.28)

Bishop Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte
(1751.11.15 – 1756.10.20)

Died:1756.10.20

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1747 – 1751.11.15)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1751.11.15 – 1756.10.20)

Bishop José Cayetano Paravicino, O.F.M.
(1747.09.04 – 1750.10.20)

Born:1690.06.05 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:1741.07.02
Died:1750.10.20 († 60)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1738.11.16 – 1747.09.04)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1747.09.04 – 1750.10.20)

Bishop Gregorio de Molleda Clerque (later Archbishop)
(1740.12.19 – 1747.09.04)

Died:1756.04.01

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1729.08.03 – 1740.12.19)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1740.12.19 – 1747.09.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1747.09.04 – 1756.04.01)

Bishop Jaime de Mimbela, O.P.
(1720.03 – 1739.08.04)

Born:1666.04.20 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1715
Died:1739.08.04 († 73)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1714.02.26 – 1720.03)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1720.03 – 1739.08.04)

Bishop Diego Montero del Aguila
(1715.01.21 – 1718.02.25)

Born:1645.10.02 (Chile)
Ordained Priest:1697.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:1710.01.05
Died:1718.02.25 († 72)

Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (1708.10.03 – 1715.01.21)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1715.01.21 – 1718.02.25)

Bishop Juan Victores de Velasco, O.S.B.
(1707.11.28 – 1713.12.10)

Died:1713.12.10

Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1694.07.19 – 1707.11.28)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1707.11.28 – 1713.12.10)

Bishop Pedro DĂ­az de Cienfuegos
(1696.09.07 – 1702.01.09)

Died:1702.01.09

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1686.08.13 – 1696.09.07)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1696.09.07 – 1702.01.09)

Bishop Pedro de la Serena, O.S.H.
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop Juan de Bustamante
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop Francisco de Borja
(1679.09.04 – 1689.04.13)

Born:1629 (Colombia)
Consecrated Bishop:1671
Died:1689.04.13 († 59)

Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) ([1668.02.08] 1668.09.17 – 1679.09.04)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1679.09.04 – 1689.04.13)

Bishop Antonio de LeĂłn y Becerra
(1676.04.26 – 1677.02)

Ordained Priest:1657
Died:1708.08.28

Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1671 – 1676.04.26)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1676.04.26 – 1677.02)

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1677.02 – 1708.08.28)

Bishop Álvaro de Ibarra
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M.
(1663 – 1674.07.10)

Died:1676.02.15

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1663 – 1674.07.10)

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1674.07.10 – 1676.02.15)

Bishop Francisco Godoy y Campos
(1659.09.01 – 1659 not possessed)

Consecrated Bishop:1652.01.21
Died:1659

Bishop of Huamanga (Peru) (1650.05.02 – 1659.09.01)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1659.09.01 – 1659 not possessed)

Bishop Hugo Castillo Arteaga
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop Andrés García de Zurita
(1650.01.04 – 1652.08.02)

Born:1587
Died:1652.08.02 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1648.02.10 – 1649)

Coadjutor Bishop of Huamanga (Peru) (1648.02.10 – 1649)

Bishop of Huamanga (Peru) (1649 – 1650.01.04)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1650.01.04 – 1652.08.02)

Bishop Pedro Ortega Sotomayor
(1645 – 1647)

Died:1658

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1645 – 1647)

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1647 – 1651.11.27)

Bishop of Cusco (Peru) (1651.11.27 – 1658)

Bishop Juan SĂĄnchez Duque de Estrada
(1641.11.12 – 1643)

Born:1581 (Spain)
Died:1643 († 62)

Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1636.07.21 – 1641.11.12)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1641.11.12 – 1643)

Bishop Luis CĂłrdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T.
(1640.08.13 – 1640.11.24 not possessed)

Consecrated Bishop:1631.04
Died:1640.11.24

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1630.09.09 – 1640.08.13)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1640.08.13 – 1640.11.24 not possessed)

Bishop Diego Montoya Mendoza
(1637.10.05 – 1640.04.14)

Born:1593.07.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1634.12.27
Died:1640.04.14 († 46)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1633.09.05 – 1637.10.05)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1637.10.05 – 1640.04.14)

Bishop Ambrosio Vallejo MejĂ­a, O. Carm.
(1631.01.27 – 1635.10.29)

Consecrated Bishop:1620.05
Died:1635.10.29

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1619.12.02 – 1631.01.27)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1631.01.27 – 1635.10.29)

Bishop Carlos Marcelo Corni Velazquez
(1620.08.17 – 1630.10.16)

Born:1564 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:1618.10.28
Died:1630.10.16 († 65)

Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (1618 – 1620.08.17)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1620.08.17 – 1630.10.16)

Bishop Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y CĂłrdoba, O.P.
(1614.07.19 – 1620.04.26)

Died:1620.04.26

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1611.08.17 – 1614.07.19)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1614.07.19 – 1620.04.26)

Bishop Juan de la Cabeza, O.P.
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop LuĂ­s JerĂłnimo de Carcomo, O.F.M.
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Bishop Francisco de Obando, O.F.M.
(? – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (? – ? not possessed)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Chota (↑), Cajamarca (↗), Huamachuco (→), Huarí (↘), Huaraz (↘), Chimbote (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 16,474 kmÂČ

Population: 1,222,000 Catholics (66.6% of 1,835,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 76 parishes, 106 missions

Personnel: 132 priests (76 diocesan, 56 religious), 198 religious (99 brothers, 99 sisters), 21 seminarians

Population

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