Military Ordinariate of Peru, Military

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba † (13 Jan 1945 Appointed - 27 Nov 1954 Died)
• Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. † (7 Feb 1954 Appointed - 17 Dec 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Cuzco)
• Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento † (17 Dec 1956 Appointed - 12 Aug 1967 Retired)
• Alcides Mendoza Castro † (12 Aug 1967 Appointed - 5 Oct 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Cuzco)
• Eduardo Picher Peña † (14 Jun 1984 Appointed - 6 Feb 1996 Retired)
• Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (6 Feb 1996 Appointed - 29 Jul 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Trujillo)
• Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (21 Jul 2001 Appointed - 30 Oct 2012 Resigned)
• Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (30 Oct 2012 Appointed - 20 Jul 2013 Resigned)
• Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. (16 Jul 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999				58	8	66	0	3	8	7	23	ap2000
2000				73	6	79	0	2	6	14	24	ap2001
2001				65	6	71	0	1	6	14	24	ap2002
2002				73	10	83	0		10	10	25	ap2003
2003				76	8	84	0		8	6	25	ap2004
2004				75	10	85	0		10	6	25	ap2005
2013				69	8	77	0		8	6	31	ap2014
2016				38	8	46	0		8	6	31	ap2017
2019				72	9	81	0		9	4	31	ap2020
2021				72	10	82	0		10	6	31	ap2022
2023				75	4	79	0		4	2	31	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (Bishop: 30 Oct 2012 to 20 Jul 2013)
• Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (Bishop: 6 Feb 1996 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (Bishop: 21 Jul 2001 to 30 Oct 2012)
• Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. (Bishop: 16 Jul 2014 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1945 to 27 Nov 1954)
• Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Dec 1956 to 12 Aug 1967)
• Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1954 to 17 Dec 1956)
• Alcides Mendoza Castro † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Aug 1967 to 5 Oct 1983)
• Eduardo Picher Peña † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1984 to 6 Feb 1996)