Roman Catholic Diocese of Ica
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.
Diocese of Ica Dioecesis Icensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,305 km2 (8,226 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 745,000 735,000 (98.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona |
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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
| Province of Arequipa | |
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| Province of Ayacucho | |
| Province of Cusco | |
| Province of Huancayo | |
| Province of Lima | |
| Province of Piura | |
| Province of Trujillo | |
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