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A piezoelectric ceramic composition is provided which contains Perovskite oxides expressed by General Formula 1 below and an aluminum compound, and in which the content ratio of the aluminum compound to the Perovskite oxides is from 1% by mass to 11% by mass, n (Pb α-β-γ-δ M1 β M2 γ Bi δ )[Ti {1-(x+y+z)} Zr x Mn y Nb z ]O 3 (1)n n wherein in the General Formula (1), M1 represents at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, and Nd, M2 represents at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, and Ba, and α, β, γ, δ, x, y, and z satisfy the following numerical conditions:n 0.96≦α≦1.01 0.03≦β≦0.07 0≦γ≦0.10 0≦δ≦0.02 0≦x≦0.24 0.02≦y≦0.04 0.03≦z≦0.08 |