Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno

{{Short description|Catholic diocese in Peru}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Puno

|latin = Dioecesis Puniensis

|image = P8100195 kerk Puno Peru.JPG

|caption = Cathedral Basilica of St. Charles Borromeo

|country = Peru

|province = Arequipa

|sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

|rite = Roman Rite

|cathedral = Catedral Basílica San Carlos Borromeo

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 19475

|population = 606,096

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 515,182

|catholics_percent= 85.0

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|map=Diócesis de Puno.svg

}}

File:05.Catedral de Puno (5).JPG

The Diocese of Puno ({{langx|la|Puniensis}}) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Puno in the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.

History

  • 7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Leadership

See also

Sources

  • [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/puno0.htm GCatholic.org]
  • [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpuno.html Catholic Hierarchy]

{{commons category|Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno}}

{{R-C dioceses in Peru |state=collapsed}}

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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Arequipa

Category:Christian organizations established in 1861

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century

Category:1861 establishments in Peru

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