Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (1918-2003)
Person human Q5444952
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Summary

Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio was born on March 8, 1918[1], in Arequipa[2]. He died on December 8, 2003[3], in Lima[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and regular cleric[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Peru[9]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Piura[10], Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of Arequipa[11], Roman Catholic Bishop of Huaraz[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Religious order: Society of Jesus[15]
  • Family name: Vargas[16]
  • Given name: Fernando[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[18]
  • Consecrator: Luigi Poggi[19], Leonardo José Rodríguez Ballón[20], Ricardo Durand Flórez[21]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Ruiz de Somocurcio[22]

FAQs

Where was Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio born?

Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio was born in Arequipa[2].

Where did Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio die?

Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio passed away in Lima[4].

What did Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio do for work?

Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and regular cleric[7].

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  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic person id → 9614
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
  2. 12w ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish
    Second family name in spanish name → Ruiz de Somocurcio
    Instance of → —
    Family name → Vargas
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Huaraz"
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