Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco

13°30′59″S 71°58′41″W / 13.516276°S 71.977926°W / -13.516276; -71.977926

Archdiocese of Cusco

Archidioecesis Cuschensis
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area23,807 km2 (9,192 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,594,000
1,538,000 (90.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRichard Daniel Alarcon Urrutia
Bishops emeritusJuan Antonio Ugarte Pérez
Website
www.arzobispadodelcusco.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco (Latin: Cuschen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese with see in the city and old Inca imperial capital of Cusco, in Peru.[1][2]

Plaza De Armas (main square). The Cathedral lies on the left and the Jesuit church ("Compañía de Jesus") is on the right.

Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin. It also has a Marian Minor basilica: Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Cuzco" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016