Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa

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Archdiocese of Arequipa Archidioecesis Arequipensis Arquidiócese de Arequipa
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	26,306 km2 (10,157 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 952,000 857,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba
Auxiliary Bishops	Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe
Bishops emeritus	José Paulino Ríos Reynoso
Map
Website
www.arzobispadoarequipa.org.pe

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa (Latin: Arequipensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Arequipa in Peru.^[1][2] It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of King Philip II of Spain.^[3]