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 + Ordinaries of Piura Name Title Dates Notes Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido Bishop 27 January 1941 – 2 January 1953 Federico Pérez Silva Bishop 2 January 1953 – 15 June 1957 Appointed Archbishop of Trujillo Carlos Alberto Arce Masías Bishop 6 February 1959 – 6 January 1963 Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado Bishop 6 January 1963 – 30 June 1966 Later elevated to archbishop Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado Archbishop 30 June 1966 – 6 August 1977 Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio Archbishop 18 January 1978 – 26 September 1980 Appointed Archbishop of Arequipa Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor Archbishop 9 September 1981 – 11 July 2006 José Antonio Eguren Anselmi Archbishop 11 July 2006 – 2 April 2024 Luciano Maza HuamánArchbishop12 December 2025 – present

Coadjutor bishops Federico Pérez Silva (1952-1953) Erasmo Hinojosa Hurtado (1961-1963)

Auxiliary bishops Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada (1973-1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga Emilio Vallebuona Merea (1975-1978), appointed Bishop of Huaraz Augusto Beuzeville Ferro (1990-2004)

Diocesan priests who became bishops Jesús Moliné Labarte, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo in 1997

Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Territorial Prelature of Chota

See also Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website