Roman Catholic Church in Peru

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Christian religious institution part of the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church in Peru is the largest and historically most influential Christian institution in the country, shaping its religious, cultural, and social life through a network of dioceses, parishes, and religious orders.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Catholic Church in Peru	7

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious institution ⓘ part of the Catholic Church ⓘ
associatedWithReligiousOrder	Augustinians ⓘ Dominican friars ⓘ surface form: Dominicans Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscans Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuits Mercedarians ⓘ Opus Dei ⓘ Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ
celebratesFeast	Corpus Christi in Cusco ⓘ Lord of Miracles procession in Lima ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Peruvian state in social services ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
governingBody	Episcopal Conference of Peru ⓘ surface form: Peruvian Episcopal Conference
hasArchdiocese	Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho Ecclesiastical province of Chimbote ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chimbote Ecclesiastical province of Cuzco ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima Ecclesiastical province of Piura ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Piura Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo
hasEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Chimbote ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Cuzco ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Lima ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Piura ⓘ Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo ⓘ
headOfChurch	Pope ⓘ
historicalInfluenceOn	Peruvian culture ⓘ Peruvian education ⓘ Peruvian politics ⓘ Peruvian social life ⓘ
introducedBy	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
majorCathedral	Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa ⓘ Cathedral Basilica of Cusco ⓘ Lima Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Cathedral Basilica of Lima Cathedral of Piura ⓘ Trujillo Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Cathedral of Trujillo
operates	Catholic hospitals in Peru ⓘ Catholic schools in Peru ⓘ Catholic universities in Peru ⓘ
patronSaint	Saint Martin de Porres ⓘ Saint Rose of Lima ⓘ Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo ⓘ
primaryLanguageUsedInLiturgy	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
roleIn	evangelization of indigenous peoples in Peru ⓘ