Dominican Order in Peru
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Province of Saint John the Baptist of Peru | |
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| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Friar Luis Galindo Silva | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo, Lima |
| Information | |
| Established | January 4, 1540 |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Website | |
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The Province of Saint John the Baptist of Peru[1] (Spanish: Provincia de San Juan Bautista del Perú) is the ecclesiastical province through which the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) operates in Peru. It was created on January 4, 1540.
It is headed by a prior. Since January 26, 2026, the province's prior is Friar Luis Galindo Silva.[2]
The province was created on January 4, 1540, by the Master General of the Order of Preachers, Friar Agustín Recuperato de Favencia. It was headquartered at the Convent of the Holy Rosary.[3] The Order's study room led to the establishment of the National University of San Marcos (then the Royal and Pontifical University of the City of the Kings of Lima) and its later autonomous Faculty of Theology.[3]
Known members of the Order include saints Rose of Lima, Martin de Porres, and John Macias, as well as blessed Ana of the Angels Monteagudo.