Roman Catholic Diocese of Ica

Diocese of Ica Dioecesis Icensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Lima
Statistics
Area	21,305 km2 (8,226 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 745,000 735,000 (98.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Jerome Cathedral, Ica
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ica (Latin: Icen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• 10 August 1946: Established as Diocese of Ica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1946.11.24 – 1958.07.12)
• Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1959.02.06 – 1973.10.05)
• Guido Breña López, O.P. (1973.10.05 – 2007.10.31)
• Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona (since 2007.10.31)

Auxiliary bishop

• Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. (1969-1972), appointed Bishop of Puno

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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