Back الرومانية الكاثوليكية في بيرو Arabic Římskokatolická církev v Peru Czech Römisch-katholische Kirche in Peru German Iglesia católica en Perú Spanish Gereja Katolik di Peru ID Chiesa cattolica in Perù Italian Katholieke Kerk in Peru Dutch Igreja Católica no Peru Portuguese Католицька церква в Перу Ukrainian
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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] In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and over 9,000 nuns serving across 1,670 parishes;[3] the church also ran 136 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm.
Peru has produced two famous saints, St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres, as well as two Blesseds, Ana de los Ángeles (Ana Monteagudo Ponce de León) and Antonia Luzmila Rivas López (María Agustina).[4]
In 2023, the Cardinal of Peru was Pedro Barreto.[5]
- ^ Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
- ^ US State Dept 2022 report
- ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ G Catholic website, Saints page, retrieved 2023-08-28
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.