Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Ica, Diocese of

ICA, DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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ICA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Peru, erected as an episcopal see by Pope Pius XII on 10 Aug. 1946 with the apostolic constitution Ad maiorem Christifidelium utilitatem, by dismemberment from the archdiocese of Lima and the diocese of Ayacucho. The diocese is a suffragan of Lima. The cathedral, called La Merced, is dedicated to St. Jerome.

The diocese extends over 25,379 sq km, with a population of 144,747 inhabitants, of whom 144,547 are Catholics. It has 27 parishes, served by 13 diocesan priests and 3 regulars, a seminary, one male religious community and one female (1949).

Bibliography

BIBL.: AAS, 39 (1947), pp. 167-69.

Enrico Josi

I. C. A. S.: v. ISTITUTO CATTOLICO ATTIVITÀ SOCIALI.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 1536.

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Josi, Enrico. “Ica, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1536. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/ica-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Ica, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1536. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ica-diocesi-di.

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@incollection{ec6_ica_diocesi_di,
  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Ica, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {1536},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ica-diocesi-di}
}

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