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The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference. Catholics compose an estimated 76% of Peru's population, [ 1 ] according to the 2017 census. [ 2 ]
The Catholic Church in Peru comprises seven ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 19 dioceses and seven archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. There are also 10 territorial prelatures, 8 apostolic vicariates and one Military Ordinariate in Peru.
The Basilica and Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary (Spanish: Basílica Menor y Convento Máximo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario), commonly known as the Convent of Santo Domingo (or Convent of the Holy Rosary), is a Catholic religious complex located in the city of Lima, Peru.
The monumental complex of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco of Lima, also known as "San Francisco el Grande" or "San Francisco de Jesús", is located in the Historic Center of Lima, Peru. This church together with the Sanctuary Nuestra Señora de la Soledad and the Church del Milagro set up one of the welcoming and artistic corners of Lima.
The Basilica Cathedral of Lima, [a] commonly known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, [b] is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lima, Peru. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima . Its construction began in 1535 and finished in 1797, having been built in its present form between 1602 and 1797. [ 4 ]
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima (Latin: Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul III on 12 February 1546.
The Church and Monastery of Saint Catherine of Siena (Spanish: Iglesia y Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena) is a Catholic church and monastery located between Andahuaylas, Puno and Inambari streets in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
The Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken and of Saint Joseph (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados y de San José), known commonly as the Church of the Forsaken (Spanish: Iglesia de los Desamparados), is a Catholic church located between Venezuela Avenue and the Jirón Recuay of the main square of Breña, in Lima, Peru.