Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Diocese of Chachapoyas

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From volume 3 of the work.

96916Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) — ChachapoyasJosé Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón


Diocese of Peru created by Pius VII in 1803, under the name of Chachapoyas and Maynas; made a suffragan to Lima by Gregory XVI in 1843, under the name of Chachapoyas. It has about 96,000 souls, divided into 45 parishes. The population of the episcopal city is about 6,000; it has a fine cathedral.

J. Montes de Oca y Obregón.

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