Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca

The Diocese of Cajamarca (Latin: Caiamarcen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.

## History

* April 5, 1908: Established as Diocese of Cajamarca from the Diocese of Chachapoyas and Diocese of Trujillo

## Leadership

* Bishops of Cajamarca, in reverse chronological order
   * Bishop Isaac-C. Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A. (2021.10.23 – present)
   * Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (2004.10.12 – 2021.10.23)
   * Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (1995.03.18 – 2004.02.04), appointed Bishop of Chimbote
   * Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (1990.07.12 – 2000.07.12)
   * Bishop José Antonio Dammert Bellido (1962.03.19 – 1992.12.01)
   * Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza (1960.01.28 – 1961.07.08)
   * Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (1947.09.05 – 1960.01.28), appointed Bishop of Huacho
   * Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1940.12.15 – 1947.06.27), appointed Bishop of Huánuco
   * Bishop Giovanni Giuseppe Guillén y Salazar, C.M. (1933.12.21 – 1937.09.16)
   * Bishop Antonio Rafael Villanueva, O.F.M. (1928 – 1933.08.02)
   * Bishop Francesco di Paolo Grozo (1910.03.21 – 1928)
