Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavelica
Roman Catholic diocese in Peru
Diocese of Huancavélica Dioecesis Huancavelicensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Anthony | |
Location | |
Country | Peru |
Ecclesiastical province | Ayacucho |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,078 km2 (8,138 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 444,829 406,709 (91.4%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral San Antonio |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavelica (Latin: Huancavelicensis) is a diocese located in the city of Huancavélica in the ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho in Peru.
History
On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavelica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.[citation needed]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (6 July 1945 – 28 June 1948), appointed Bishop of Puno
- Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. (13 January 1949 – 7 February 1954), appointed Bishop of Peru, Military
- Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. (1 March 1956 – 14 January 1982)
- William Dermott Molloy McDermott (14 January 1982 – 18 June 2005)
- Isidro Barrio Barrio (18 June 2005 – 21 May 2021)
- Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (21 May 2021 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Isidro Barrio Barrio (2002-2005)
Auxiliary bishop
- William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1976–1982), appointed Bishop here
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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- Archdiocese of Ayacucho
- Diocese of Huancavelica
- Prelature of Caravelí
- Military Ordinariate of Peru
- Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos
- Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
- Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa
- Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado
- Vicariate Apostolic of Requena
- Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas
- Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón
- Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas
- Catholicism portal
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