Archdiocese of Piura
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura is an archdiocese located in the city of Piura in Peru.
History
- 29 February 1940: Established as Diocese of Piura from the Diocese of Trujillo
- 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura
- 8 May 2025: Former Bishop of Chiclayo part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Piura, Robert Francis Prevost, was elected Pope as Pope Leo XIV
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Piura, below
- * Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V.
- * Archbishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor
- * Archbishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J., appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
- * Archbishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado ; see below
- Bishops of Piura, below
- * Bishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado ; see above
- * Bishop Carlos Alberto Arce Masías
- * Bishop Federico Pérez Silva, C.M., appointed Archbishop of Trujillo
- * Bishop Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido, S.D.B.
Coadjutor bishops
- Federico Pérez Silva, C.M.
- Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado
Auxiliary bishops
- Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M., appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
- Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B., appointed Bishop of Huaraz
- Augusto Beuzeville Ferro
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Jesús Moliné Labarte, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo in 1997