Roman Catholic Diocese of Ica

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ica (Latin: Icen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

Diocese of Ica Dioecesis Icensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Lima
Statistics
Area	21,305 km2 (8,226 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 745,000 735,000 (98.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Jerome Cathedral, Ica
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona
Map

History

• 10 August 1946: Established as Diocese of Ica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1946.11.24 – 1958.07.12)
• Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1959.02.06 – 1973.10.05)
• Guido Breña López, O.P. (1973.10.05 – 2007.10.31)
• Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona (since 2007.10.31)

Auxiliary bishop

• Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. (1969-1972), appointed Bishop of Puno

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy