METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Organization

The Council is a body or community of people, which meet to make decisions about issues within their competency. The origin of the name is from the Latin word capitulum (chapter). In the specific case of the ecclesiastic council, it is a group of clergymen in charge of the management of a Cathedral church, whose functions are liturgical, although other tasks assigned by the ecclesiastic law or the Bishop can be carried out.

The structure of an ecclesiastical Council may vary, but in essence and traditionally it is made up as follows: Five dignitaries, who are the deán (president), who presides the Council and is in charge of the holy office; the arcediano (supervisor), who evaluates clergymen to be ordained and eventually visits the diocese; the chantre (choir master), who sings and teaches singing to the choir; the maestre escuela (school teacher), who teaches Latin grammar; and the tesorero (treasurer), who manages the Cathedral's finances.

Following are ten "canonjías" clergymen: four from the opposition or specialties (doctoral, magisterial, theological and penitentiary) and six of pardon or mercy. The dignitaries and clergymen are only for presbyteries, while the deacons may aspire to the six rations and the sub-deacons to the six half-rations, which may later include chaplains and other functions.

The members of the present Lima Metropolitan Council (2007) are the following:

1) Deán MONS. ANDRÉS ALBERTO BERRÍOS PIEDRA
2) Deán Emérito MONS. RENÉ PAREDES ARAYA
3) Arcediano
4) Chantre MONS. JEREMÍAS REVELO RÍOS
5) Maestrescuela
6) Tesorero MONS. RICARDO WIESSE THORNDIKE
7) Canónigo
8) Canónigo
9) Canónigo BARTOLINI RANGEL, PEDRO PABLO
10) Canónigo
11) Canónigo Secretario IDROGO SÁNCHEZ, S. AURELIO
12) Canónigo Penitenciario ORTEGA TRINIDAD, ÁNGEL
13) Racionero MARTÍNEZ TORRES, JULIO CÉSAR
14) Racionero
15) Racionero CASAVERDE MARTIN, OCTAVIO
16) Racionero AQUINO PÉREZ, OSCAR
17) Medio Racionero BRICEÑO GALLÚES, JESÚS A.
18) Medio Racionero HIDALGO DÍAZ, PEDRO
19) Medio Racionero OLIVERA GAVIÑO, FERNANDO
20 ) Medio Racionero MARAVÍ PETROZZI, ALBERTO
21 ) Canónigo Honorario SAN CRISTÓBAL SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO

It should mentioned that in order to improve the workings of the Council, the following chapter Commissions have been installed:

*Status commission
*Finances commission
*Liturgical and pastoral commission
*religious Art Museum and Crypt commission
* Santa Rosa Exercise foundation commission

The commissions are renewed yearly, although its members may be ratified.
The Metropolitan Council is ruled by a "Regla Consueta" (Statuses), its latest text was written in 2002.

PASTORAL ATTENTION

CONVENTUAL MASSES

MONDAY - SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
SUNDAY 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Ordinary masses
SUNDAY 11:00 AM (Celebrated by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani)

Semanilla masses
MONDAY 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (in a lateral chapel)

Extraordinary masses
Confessions
MONDAY - SATURDAY 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
SUNDAY 10:30 AM

CONFIRMATIONS

The second and fourth Sunday of the month. Coordination through Iván Landa (Archbishop's office, telephone 427 5980).

ADULTS´ BAPTISM

(Archbishop's office, telephone 427 5980).

HOLY WATER

Faithfuls who would like to acquire holy water must bring their own containers filled with, and enquire at the secretary's office for a priest to bless it.
Schedule:
Sunday 9:00 AM - 1 PM

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries must be made at the Council's administrative office.
Telephone: 426 7056