Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno

Diocese of Puno Dioecesis Puniensis
Cathedral Basilica of St. Charles Borromeo
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Arequipa
Statistics
Area	19,475 km2 (7,519 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 606,096 515,182 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica San Carlos Borromeo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno (Latin: Puniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puno in the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.

• 7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco^{[citation needed]}

• Bishops of Puno (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich (since 25 March 2000)
  • Bishop Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. (3 November 1972 – 14 February 1998)
  • Bishop Julio González Ruiz, S.D.B. (2 March 1959 – 1 July 1972)
  • Bishop Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (28 June 1948 – 6 February 1959), appointed Bishop of Ica
  • Bishop Salvador Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. (21 December 1933 – 5 April 1948)
  • Bishop Fedel María Cosió y Medyna (7 January 1923 – 14 May 1933)
  • Bishop Valentín Ampuero, C.M. (16 March 1909 – 30 September 1914)
  • Bishop Ismael Puyrredón (14 February 1889 – 28 August 1907), appointed Titular Archbishop after resignation
  • Bishop Juan Capistrano Estévanes, O.F.M. (23 March 1880 – 1 October 1880)
  • Bishop Pedro José Chávez (25 July 1875 – 11 March 1879)
  • Bishop Juan María Ambrosio Huerta (2 November 1864 – 1873)
  • Bishop Mariano Chacón Becerra (17 June 1861 – 1864)

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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