Diocese of Chosica

Diocese of Chosica Dioecesis Chosicana
Cathedral of Huaycán
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	3,418 km2 (1,320 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 2,244,960 1,914,000 (85.3%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 December 1996 (1996-12-14)
Cathedral	Catedral de Huaycán
Secular priests	122 (54 Diocesan, 68 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
Bishops emeritus	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C.

The Diocese of Chosica (Latin: Chosicana) is a diocese located in the city of Chosica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• 14 December 1996: Established as Diocese of Chosica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. (11 January 1997 – 27 December 2023), retired
• Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. (27 December 2023 – Present)

Auxiliary bishop

• Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C. (2015-2023), retired

See also

• Catholic Church in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website